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...
Main Authors: | Yieh-Loong Tsai, Kian-Mei Chong, Kok-Min Seow |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-09-01
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Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455913001149 |
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