Figure 11.2.9: Women who gained more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy
Percent of women who gave birth, Middlesex-London, Ontario and Peer Group, 2014 to 2017
Source:
BORN Public Health Cube, BORN Information System, BORN Ontario. Information accessed on Oct 19, 2018. Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario). Snapshots: Maternal health Snapshot. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario; c2018 [updated 2018 Oct 12; cited 2018 Nov 14]. Available from: publichealthontario.ca/en/DataAndAnalytics/Snapshots/Pages/Maternal-health.aspxNote:
2013 data were excluded due to the high percent of missing data. Ontario and Peer Group data for 2017 are not yet available.
The percent of women in Middlesex-London who gained more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy was significantly higher than Ontario from 2014 to 2016.