Report on the second meeting of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Gestational Weight Gain (TAG-GWG)

In 2023, WHO established a multidisciplinary Technical Advisory Group on Gestational Weight Gain (TAG-GWG) to advise on the process of developing GWG standards and optimal ranges. TAG-GWG members provide advice on the development of the detailed research protocol, eligibility criteria for determining a sample that is as prescriptive as data and evidence allow, and methods and approaches for developing the global GWG standards and optimal ranges.

The Second Meeting of the WHO TAG-GWG was convened virtually from 6–7 December 2023. The objective of the meeting was for the three TAG-GWG working groups to provide updates on their work since the first TAG-GWG meeting in June 2023, explore the status of data acquisition and seek advisers’ feedback on a list of planned outputs. A revised timeline and work plan were also discussed. This report provides a summary of discussions and recommendations emanating from this meeting. A list of participants and meeting agenda are available in Annexes I and II.