Higher BMI in pregnant women associated with a greater likelihood of pre-eclampsia, caesarian delivery and higher offspring birth weight and body fat

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 152-153

  Bhattacharya, Sohinee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC OBESITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOTE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78049239998     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm1110     Document Type: Note

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