Lack of correlation between maternal body weight or weight gain and stillbirth in twin pregnancy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-12

  Rydhstroem, Hakan ^a   Wattes, Bengt ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body weight; Stillbirth; Twin pregnancy; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; SWEDEN; TWIN PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030035995     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291879     Document Type: Article

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