Routine weighing to reduce excessive antenatal weight gain: A randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 254-261

  Brownfoot, F C ^a   Davey, M A ^b   Kornman, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse pregnancy outcome; gestational weight gain; obesity in pregnancy; weighing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROUTINE WEIGHING; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84952815045     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13735     Document Type: Article

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