Maternal obesity and intrapartum obstetric complications among pregnant women: Retrospective cohort analysis from medical birth registry in Northern Tanzania

• Main Authors: Amasha H. Mwanamsangu (Author), Michael J. Mahande (Author), Festo S. Mazuguni (Author), Dunstan R. Bishanga (Author), Nickolas Mazuguni (Author), Sia E. Msuya (Author), Dominic Mosha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary Background In the last decade, Tanzania has observed a dramatic increase in overweight and obesity among women of childbearing age, a demographic shift that has been associated with intrapartum obstetric complications in high‐income countries. Similar increases in maternal morbidity includin...