Combined effects of prepregnancy body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy on the risk of preterm delivery

General Info

Geography

United States of America (USA)

Time period covered

January, 1996 - January, 2001

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Birth weight, Gestational age, Maternal anthropometry

Citation

Authors

Dietz PM, Callaghan WM, Cogswell ME, Morrow B, Ferre C, Schieve LA

Journal

Epidemiology

Pages

170-7

Publication year

2006

Suggested citation

Dietz PM, Callaghan WM, Cogswell ME, Morrow B, Ferre C, Schieve LA. Combined effects of prepregnancy body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy on the risk of preterm delivery. Epidemiology. 2006; 17(2): 170-7.