Nulliparity and preterm birth in the era of obesity epidemic

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1444-1450

  Salihu, Hamisu ^a,b   Mbah, Alfred K ^a   Alio, Amina P ^a   Kornosky, Jennifer L ^a   Whiteman, Valerie E ^b   Belogolovkin, Victoria ^b   Rubin, Lewis P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; Nulliparity; obesity; preterm birth; very preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; NEGRO; NULLIPARA; OBESITY; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78249287800     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767051003678044     Document Type: Article

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