Severity of low pre-pregnancy body mass index and perinatal outcomes: the Japan Environment and Children's Study

• Main Authors: Kentaro Nakanishi (Author), Yasuaki Saijo (Author), Eiji Yoshioka (Author), Yukihiro Sato (Author), Yasuhito Kato (Author), Ken Nagaya (Author), Satoru Takahashi (Author), Yoshiya Ito (Author), Sumitaka Kobayashi (Author), Chihiro Miyashita (Author), Atsuko Ikeda-Araki (Author), Reiko Kishi (Author), the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The extremes of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) are known to be risk factors associated with obstetric and adverse perinatal outcomes. Among Japanese women aged 20 years or older, the prevalence of underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) was 11.5% in 2019. Maternal thinnes...