Prepregnancy obesity and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prepregnancy obesity is associated with increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcome such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, fetal macrosomia and the need for cesarean delivery. The object...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/11/59 |