The effect of obesity in pregnancy on perinatal outcome in Qatar

Qatar Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 32-35

  Abu Yaacob, S ^a   Saad, Fawaz A ^a   Sharara, H A ^a   Khalifa, L ^a   Manther, A A ^a   Rashed, Y A ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MECONIUM; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; QATAR; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 0036871886     PISSN: 02538253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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