Retrospective cohort study of the effects of obesity in early pregnancy on maternal weight gain and obstetric outcomes in an obstetric population in Africa

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 501-507

  Iyoke, Chukwuemeka A ^a   Ugwu, George O ^a   Ezugwu, Frank O ^a   Lawani, Osaheni L ^b   Onyebuchi, Azubuike K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy; Maternal weight gain; Obesity; Obstetric outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL WEIGHT GAIN; NEWBORN CARE; OBESITY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84881641144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S49909     Document Type: Article

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