BCYF Project

IOM Report on Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines: Dissemination Workshops and Related Activities

Committee Meetings

Meeting #1: September 9, 2011
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Meeting #2: July 12, 2012

Background

The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council will develop a series of information resources to support guidance based on the recommendations of the report Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines. This effort will focus on three major audiences: health care providers, public health agencies, and community-based organizations and women's groups. Working with sponsoring organizations, the project team will identify up to five key partnership groups within each audience for collaboration and creation of a core set of materials (an “information toolbox”) that includes print, electronic, and possibly video resources.

In addition, a planning committee will organize two one-day workshops (Type 3) that will feature the toolbox of resource materials for (1) health providers and community health agencies, and (2) community leaders from organizations that interact with underserved populations, especially women planning pregnancy. A summary report will be prepared for each workshop by a designated rapporteur.

Sponsors

- Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS)
- Office of Women’s Health (DHHS)

Staff Contacts

Jennifer Gootman, Study Director, 202-334-1640; jgootman@nas.edu
Christina Fedak, Senior Program Assistant, 202-334-3973; cfedak@nas.edu