Changes in maternal weight from the first to second trimester of pregnancy are associated with fetal growth and infant length at birth

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 646-652

  Neufeld, Lynnette M ^a   Haas, Jere D ^b   Grajéda, Rubén ^c   Martorell, Reynaldo ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur; Fetal linear growth; Maternal weight gain; Pregnancy; Tibia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMUR; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; PREDICTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIBIA; WEIGHT GAIN; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GUATEMALA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RURAL POPULATION; TIBIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 2142810967     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/79.4.646     Document Type: Article

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