Effects of pre-pregnancy physical activity and maternal BMI on gestational weight gain and birth weight

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 524-530

  Löf, Marie ^a   Hilakivi Clarke, Leena ^b   Sandin, Sven ^a   Weiderpass, Elisabete ^a,c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d Department of Genetic Epidemiology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Body mass index; Gestational weight gain; Physical activity level

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 43049101987     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802012288     Document Type: Article

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