Maternal prepregnant body mass index and weight gain related to low birth weight in South Carolina

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-415

  Hulsey, Thomas C ^a   Neal, Diane ^b   Bondo, Shana Catoe ^b   Hulsey, Tara ^b   Newman, Roger ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body mass index; Low birth weight; Maternal weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; SOUTH CAROLINA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 17244372153     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000145283.69631.FC     Document Type: Article

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