reviewBMJJul 20, 2010HYBRID OA

Overweight and obesity in mothers and risk of preterm birth and low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analyses

SDSarah D. McDonaldZHZhen HanSMS. MullaJBJoseph BeyeneOBon behalf of the Knowledge Synthesis Group

McMaster University · First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

Objective

To determine the relation between overweight and obesity in mothers and preterm birth and low birth weight in singleton pregnancies in developed and developing countries.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analyses. DATA SOURCES: Medline and Embase from their inceptions, and reference lists of identified articles. STUDY SELECTION: Studies including a reference group of women with normal body mass index that assessed the effect of overweight and obesity on two primary outcomes: preterm birth (before 37 weeks) and low birth weight (

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Topics & keywords

Topics
Keywords
  • Overweight
  • Medicine
  • Meta-analysis
  • Obesity
  • Body mass index
  • Obstetrics
  • Birth weight
  • Low birth weight
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