The impact of maternal obesity on the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes in high-risk term pregnancies

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 345-349

  Joy, Saju ^a,c   Istwan, Niki ^b   Rhea, Debbie ^b   Desch, Cheryl ^b   Stanziano, Gary ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Matria Healthcare Inc   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Maternal obesity; Neonatal outcomes; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MORBID OBESITY; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GEORGIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MARITAL STATUS; MATERNAL AGE; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING;

EID: 67649343148     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1110084     Document Type: Article

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