Maternal Height and the Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 721-746

  Han, Zhen ^a   Lutsiv, Olha ^b   Mulla, Sohail ^b   McDonald, Sarah D ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Maternal stature; Meta analyses; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT STATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TALL STATURE; FEMALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW;

BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDLINE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84881252186     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35337-3     Document Type: Article

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