Trends in maternal obesity and associated risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes in a population of Chinese women

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1529-1537

  Leung, T Y ^a,c   Leung, T N ^b   Sahota, D S ^a   Chan, O K ^a   Chan, L W ^a   Fung, T Y ^a   Lau, T K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Sanitorium and Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adverse pregnancy outcomes; BMI; Chinese; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINESE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN DEATH; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53849099650     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01931.x     Document Type: Article

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