Childbearing and Obesity in Women: Weight Before, During, and After Pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-332

  Gunderson, Erica P ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gestational weight gain; Obesity; Parity; Postpartum period; Pregnancy; Puerperium; Women

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NULLIPARA; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; PARITY; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 66149165733     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2009.04.001     Document Type: Review

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