Obesity and adverse pregnancy outcomes in twin pregnancies

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 355-359

  Fox, Nathan S ^a,b   Roman, Ashley S ^c   Saltzman, Daniel H ^a,b   Klauser, Chad K ^a,b   Rebarber, Andrei ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes; Hypertension; Obesity; Twin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNDERWEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THINNESS;

EID: 84892748398     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.818654     Document Type: Article

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