Maternal obesity as a risk factor for very pre-term delivery in dichorionic twin pregnancies

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 354-356

  Suzuki, S ^a   Inde, Y ^a   Miyake, H ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS KATSUSHIKA MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dichorionic twin pregnancy; Maternal obesity; Very pre term delivery

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL AGE; OBESITY; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TWIN PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 77952245918     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443611003650241     Document Type: Article

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