Obesity in Pregnancy: Pre-Conceptional to Postpartum Consequences

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 477-488

  Arendas, Kristina ^a   Qiu, Qing ^b   Gruslin, Andrée ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Complications; Fertility; Fetal outcome; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Perinatal outcome; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DISTRESS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LABOR INDUCTION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PUERPERIUM; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADULT; FEMALE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; OBESITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 53449086445     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32863-8     Document Type: Article

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