Restricting weight gain during pregnancy in Japan: A controversial factor in reducing perinatal complications

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-59

  Tsukamoto, Hiroko ^a   Fukuoka, Hideoki ^a   Inoue, Kazuko ^a   Koyasu, Mieko ^a   Nagai, Yasushi ^b   Takimoto, Hidemi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Nagai Clinic   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Maternal weight gain; Perinatal complications; Prepregnancy body mass index (BMI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LACERATION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MOTHER; NEWBORN DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATIFICATION; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 34250770054     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.07.031     Document Type: Article

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