Weight gain in women of normal weight before pregnancy: Complications in pregnancy or delivery and birth outcome

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 799-806

  Thorsdottir, Inga ^a   Torfadottir, Johanna E ^a   Birgisdottir, Bryndis E ^a   Geirsson, Reynir T ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036227134     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)01946-4     Document Type: Article

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