Maternal obesity and occurrence of fetal macrosomia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Gaudet, Laura ^a,b,c   Ferraro, Zachary M ^b,d   Wen, Shi Wu ^c   Walker, Mark ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL OBESITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84919773080     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/640291     Document Type: Review

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