Maternal obesity and risk of preterm delivery.

Volume: 309, Issue: 22, Pages: 2362 - 2370
Published: Jun 12, 2013
Abstract
Importance Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality, morbidity, and long-term disability, and these risks increase with decreasing gestational age. Obesity increases the risk of preterm delivery, but the associations between overweight and obesity and subtypes of preterm delivery are not clear. Objective To study the associations between early pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and risk of preterm delivery by gestational age and by...
Paper Details
Title
Maternal obesity and risk of preterm delivery.
Published Date
Jun 12, 2013
Journal
Volume
309
Issue
22
Pages
2362 - 2370
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