Prenatal nutrition
Summary table
The following table summarizes the recommended rate of weight gain and total weight gain according to pre-pregnancy BMI for singleton pregnancies.

Prenatal nutrition

Section Title: Summary table
Table Section Text: The following table summarizes the recommended rate of weight gain and total weight gain according to pre-pregnancy BMI for singleton pregnancies.

Pre-pregnancy BMI Category	Recommendated Total Weight Gain	Weekly Weight Gain (after 12 weeks)

Underweight BMI <18.5	12.5~18 kg (28~40 lb)	0.5 kg (1.0 lb)

Healthy weight BMI 18.5~ 24.9	11.5~16 kg (25~35 lb)	0.4 kg (1.0 lb)

Overweight BMI 25.0~ 29.9	7.0~ 11.5 kg (15~25 lb)	0.3 kg (0.6 lb)

Obese BMI > 30	5.0~9.0 kg (11~20 lb)	0.2 kg (0.5 lb)

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For prenatal nutrition, it is advised that women with a normal weight before pregnancy should gain a total of 11.5 kilograms to 16.0 kilograms which is 0.4 kilogram per week.

final_sentence: For prenatal nutrition, it is advised that women with a normal weight before pregnancy should gain a total of 11.5 kilograms to 16.0 kilograms which is 0.4 kilogram per week.