Slow change in body mass index during early triplet pregnancy is associated with decreased birth weight

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-35

  Levy, Liran ^a   Rhea, Debbie J ^b   Azulay, Limor ^a   Keith, Louis G ^c   Blickstein, Isaac ^a,d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Matria Healthcare Inc   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Birth weight; BMI; Triplets; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIPLETS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33847184218     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2007.004     Document Type: Article

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