Following the 2009 American Institute of Medicine recommendations for normal body mass index and overweight women led to an increased risk of fetal macrosomia among Taiwanese women

Following the 2009 American Institute of Medicine recommendations for normal body mass index and overweight women led to an increased risk of fetal macrosomia among Taiwanese women

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the risk of birth weights over 4000 g (macrosomia) in association with following the 2009 American Institute of Medicine (AIOM) recommendations. Materials and Methods: Seventy-six nondiabetic women who delivered a singleton, term macrosomic fetus and 82 wom...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yieh-Loong Tsai, Kian-Mei Chong, Kok-Min Seow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-09-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Subjects:
birth weight
body mass index
gestational weight gain
Institute of Medicine
macrosomia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455913001149

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455913001149

Similar Items