Impact of pre-pregnancy maternal Body Mass Index on pregnancy outcomes

published by Tishreen University in 2018 in Medicine and research's language is العربية Download

Abstract in English

Introduction: Maternal body mass index (BMI) has an impact on maternal and fetal pregnancy outcome. Aim : To investigate the effect of pre-pregnancy BMI on adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in a sample of Syrian pregnant women attending Tishreen University Hospital .

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