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The study subjects included underweight women who were divided into groups according to the GWG recommendations of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) (9\u201312\u2009kg): &lt;9.0\u2009kg, group A; 9\u201312\u2009kg, group B; and &gt;12\u2009kg, group C. The subjects were then classified according to the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (12.7\u201318.1\u2009kg): &lt;12.7\u2009kg, group D; 12.7\u201318.1\u2009kg, group E; and &gt;18.1\u2009kg, group F. In total, 148,135 cases were analysed. The frequencies of small for gestational age, preterm delivery, and caesarean delivery were as follows: 19.3%, 22.7%, and 28.5% for group A; 11.7%, 8.7%, and 22.8% for group B; 8.0%, 4.9%, and 21.5% for group C; 15.0%, 14.7%, and 25.2% for group D; 8.0%, 5.3%, and 21.5% for group E; and 7.0%, 5.5%, and 25.0% for group F, respectively. These results indicated that groups C and E had the best outcomes. 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