The maternity experience for women with a body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m 2: A meta-synthesis

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 779-789

  Smith, D ^a   Lavender, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal obesity; pregnancy; qualitative and meta synthesis

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 79955948535     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02924.x     Document Type: Review

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