Association of extremes of prepregnancy BMI with the clinical presentations of preterm birth

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine associations between the prepregnancy maternal body mass index (BMI) across the 3 clinical presentations of preterm birth (PTB). Study Design We conducted a retrospective cohort study of the records of 11,726 women. The World Health Organization Int...

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Published in:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2014-05, Vol.210 (5), p.428.e1-428.e9
Main Authors: Lynch, Anne M., MB, BCh, BAO, MSPH, Hart, Jan E., MSPH, Agwu, Ogechi C., MD, Fisher, Barbra M., MD, PhD, West, Nancy A., PhD, Gibbs, Ronald S., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Body Mass Index
Female
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Logistic Models
Obstetric Labor, Premature - epidemiology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
phenotypic
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Premature Birth - epidemiology
prepregnancy BMI
preterm birth
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
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Summary:Objective The purpose of this study was to examine associations between the prepregnancy maternal body mass index (BMI) across the 3 clinical presentations of preterm birth (PTB). Study Design We conducted a retrospective cohort study of the records of 11,726 women. The World Health Organization International Classification was used to categorize BMI. The primary outcome of the study was PTB (
ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/j.ajog.2013.12.011