Effect of body mass index on pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women delivering singleton babies: Observational study

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 429-431

  Jain, Deepika ^a   Khuteta, Rakesh ^a   Chaturvedi, Veena ^a   Khuteta, Sushila ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Body mass index; LSCS; PIH; PPH

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL OBESITY; NULLIPARA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 84872319514     PISSN: 09719202     EISSN: 09756434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13224-012-0225-x     Document Type: Article

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