This statistic shows the distribution of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015, by weight prior to becoming pregnant. In that year, 25.6 percent of women who gave birth were obese prior to becoming pregnant.
Distribution of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015, by weight prior to pregnancy*
* Prepregnancy BMI was categorized as underweight (BMI <18.5), normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9), overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9), and obese (BMI ≥30.0).
Not including Connecticut and New Jersey.
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MMWR, & CDC. (January 5, 2018). Distribution of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015, by weight prior to pregnancy* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/795171/prepregnancy-weight-distribution-us-women/
MMWR, und CDC. "Distribution of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015, by weight prior to pregnancy*." Chart. January 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795171/prepregnancy-weight-distribution-us-women/
MMWR, CDC. (2018). Distribution of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015, by weight prior to pregnancy*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795171/prepregnancy-weight-distribution-us-women/
MMWR, and CDC. "Distribution of Women with a Live Birth in The U.S. in 2015, by Weight Prior to Pregnancy*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795171/prepregnancy-weight-distribution-us-women/
MMWR & CDC, Distribution of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015, by weight prior to pregnancy* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795171/prepregnancy-weight-distribution-us-women/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Distribution of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015, by weight prior to pregnancy* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, January 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/795171/prepregnancy-weight-distribution-us-women/
