Pregnancy weight gain in Iranian women attending a cross-sectional study of public health centres in Rasht

this study indicated that a considerable proportion of underweight and normal weight women had pregnancy weight gain below the lower cut off recommended by the IOM. These findings suggest that, in terms of pregnancy weight gain, prenatal care in the present health system is unsatisfactory. It would seem that a more effective nutritional education programme, especially for less educated pregnant women, is necessary.