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Pre‐pregnancy weight and the risk of stillbirth and neonatal death
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2005 · Vol. 112(4) · pp. 403–408
Janni Kristensen✉(Aarhus University Hospital)Mogens Vestergaard(Aarhus University Hospital)Kirsten Wisborg(Aarhus University Hospital)Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel(Aarhus University)Niels Jørgen Secher(Hvidovre Hospital)
Abstract
Maternal obesity more than doubled the risk of stillbirth and neonatal death in our study. The present and other studies linking maternal obesity to an increased risk of severe adverse pregnancy outcomes emphasise the need for public interventions to prevent obesity in young women.
Gestational Diabetes Research and ManagementPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesBirth, Development, and HealthMedicineUnderweightOverweightPregnancyObstetricsBody mass indexOdds ratioPopulationMaternal deathObesity
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AdolescentAdultBody HeightBody WeightDenmarkFemaleFetal DeathHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornLife StyleObesityParityPregnancy
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