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Are overweight and obesity associated with increased risk of cesarean delivery in Mexico? A cross-sectional study from the National Survey of Health and Nutrition

BACKGROUND: In Mexico, obesity is a major public health problem; 71% of adults are overweight or obese. The proportion of deliveries by cesarean is also very high (45%). Women of reproductive age with overweight or obesity may be at higher risk of cesarean. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional st...

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Autores principales: Brenes-Monge, Alexander, Saavedra-Avendaño, Biani, Alcalde-Rabanal, Jacqueline, Darney, Blair G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6624890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31296185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2393-5