During the initial prenatal visit, the nurse performs pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) assessment to guide teaching about nutrition during pregnancy.
Weight gain program during pregnancy is based on the patient's pre-pregnant body mass index (BMI). The body mass index (BMI) is a measure that uses your height and weight to calculate if body weight is healthy or not. The BMI calculation divides an person's weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. Hemoglobin level only provides details about iron content in the blood, not overall nutritional situation of a patient.
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