Triplet gestation outcomes in relation to maternal prepregnancy body mass index and weight gain

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 515-519

  Eddib, Abeer ^a   Penvose Yi, Jan ^a   Shelton, James A ^a   Yeh, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Pregnancy; Triplets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; NEW YORK; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIPLETS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34547679940     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050701436247     Document Type: Article

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