Obesity, pregnancy outcomes and caesarean section: A structured review of the combined literature

Evidence Based Midwifery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 132-137

  Dignon, Andrée ^a   Truslove, Tracy ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Evidence based midwifery; Obesity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969653205     PISSN: 14794489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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