Maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain and their association with perinatal outcomes in Viet Nam

• Main Authors: Erika Ota (Author), Megumi Haruna (Author), Motoi Suzuki (Author), Dang Duc Anh (Author), Le Huu Tho (Author), Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam (Author), Vu Dinh Thiem (Author), Nguyen Thi Hien Anh (Author), Mitsuhiro Isozaki (Author), Kenji Shibuya (Author), Koya Ariyoshi (Author), Sachiyo Murashima (Author), Hiroyuki Moriuchi (Author), Hideki Yanai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between gestational weight gain and maternal body mass index (BMI) among Vietnamese women and the risk of delivering an infant too small or too large for gestational age. METHODS: A prospective health-facility-based study of 2989 pregnant Vietnamese women was co...