Outcome of pregnancy in a woman with an increased body mass index

Usha Kiran, T.S.; Hemmadi, S.; Bethel, J.; Evans, J.

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00546.x

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Outcome of pregnancy in a woman with an increased body mass index

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Authors:

T.S. Usha Kiran

S. Hemmadi

J. Bethel

Abstract

Objective To show the increased risk of adverse outcomes in labour and fetomaternal morbidity in obese women (BMI > 30). Design A population‐based observational study. Setting University Hospital of Wales. The study sample was drawn from the Cardiff Births Survey, a population‐based database compris...

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