Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight status and obesity as risk factors for cesarean delivery

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-185

  Dempsey, Jennifer C ^a   Ashiny, Zelalem ^a   Qiu, Chun Fang ^a   Miller, Raymond S ^a   Sorensen, Tanya K ^a,b   Williams, Michelle A ^a,c,d  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Obstetrix Medical Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Center for Perinatal Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Obesity; Overweight; Pre pregnancy adiposity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREPREGNANCY OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT STATURE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 22244484105     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050500073456     Document Type: Article

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