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Contribution of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain to caesarean birth in Canada

BACKGROUND: Overweight and obese women are known to be at increased risk of caesarean birth. This study estimates the contribution of prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) to caesarean births in Canada. METHODS: We analyzed data from women in the Canadian Maternity Exp...

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Autores principales: Dzakpasu, Susie, Fahey, John, Kirby, Russell S, Tough, Suzanne C, Chalmers, Beverley, Heaman, Maureen I, Bartholomew, Sharon, Biringer, Anne, Darling, Elizabeth K, Lee, Lily S, McDonald, Sarah D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24641703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-106