Increasing pre-pregnancy body mass index is predictive of a progressive escalation in adverse pregnancy outcomes

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1635-1639

  Chung, Judith H ^a,b   Melsop, Kathryn A ^a   Gilbert, William M ^a,c   Caughey, Aaron B ^a,d   Walker, Cheryl K ^a,e   Main, Elliot K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SUTTER HEALTH   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Cesarean delivery; Gestational diabetes; Gestational hypertension; Macrosomia; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865483085     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.648970     Document Type: Article

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