Overweight and obesity in mothers and risk of preterm birth and low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analyses

D. McDonald, Sarah; Han, Zhen; Mulla, S.; Beyene, Joseph; behalf of the Knowledge Synthesis Group, on

doi:10.1136/bmj.c3428

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Overweight and obesity in mothers and risk of preterm birth and low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analyses

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Sarah D. McDonald

Zhen Han

S. Mulla

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation between overweight and obesity in mothers and preterm birth and low birth weight in singleton pregnancies in developed and developing countries. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analyses. DATA SOURCES: Medline and Embase from their inceptions, and reference lis...

Subject

Overweight

Medicine

Meta-analysis

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