Blood pressure patterns and body mass index status in pregnancy: An assessment among women reporting for antenatal care at the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital, Ghana

BACKGROUND: Maternal obesity in pregnancy has been linked with increased risk of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH). In some tertiary referral hospitals in Ghana, PIH is the leading cause of institutional maternal mortality. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate blood pressure changes during pregnancy amongst di...

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Autores principales: Amoakoh-Coleman, Mary, Ogum-Alangea, Deda, Modey-Amoah, Emefa, Ntumy, Michael Yao, Adanu, Richard M., Oppong, Samuel A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5718510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29211781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188671

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5718510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29211781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188671

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