The impact of obesity on obstetric outcomes

Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 242-246

  Irvine, Laurie ^a   Shaw, Robert ^b  

^a WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Complications Caesarean section; Macrosomia; Venous thromboembolism; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS OUTCOME; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABOR; LUNG EMBOLISM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33746676813     PISSN: 09575847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.curobgyn.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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