Overweight and obese pre-pregnancy BMI is associated with higher hospital costs of childbirth in England

• 主要な著者: Francesca Solmi (著者), Stephen Morris (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Abstract Background Women who have an overweight or obese BMI are more likely to experience pregnancy complications. However, little is known on the cost of childbirth in this group and no studies have been undertaken in England to date. The aim of this paper is therefore to investigate whether wome...