Health economic modelling to assess short-term costs of maternal overweight, gestational diabetes and related macrosomia - a pilot evaluation

• Main Authors: Irene eLenoir-Wijnkoop (Author), Eline M Van Der Beek (Author), Johan eGarssen (Author), Mark J C Nuijten (Author), Ricardo eUauy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Despite the interest in the impact of overweight and obesity on public health, little is known about the social and economic impact of being born large for gestational age or macrosomic. Both conditions are related to maternal obesity and/or gestational diabetes (GDM) and associated with...