Body mass index and gestational weight gain in migrant women by birth regions compared with Swedish-born women: A registry linkage study of 0.5 million pregnancies.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Women migrating to high-income countries may have increased risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes as compared with native-born women. However, little is known whether migrant women are more likely to have unhealthy body mass index (BMI) or gestational weight gain (GWG)...

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Main Authors: Pontus Henriksson, Johanna Sandborg, Marie Blomberg, Paulina Nowicka, Kerstin Petersson, Marcus Bendtsen, Magdalena Rosell, Marie Löf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241319