Showing posts with label Gestational Weight Gain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gestational Weight Gain. Show all posts

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Risk Of Preterm Birth Influenced By Pre-Pregnancy, Obesity And Gestational Weight Gain

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) Slone Epidemiology Center and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity and gestational weight gain are associated with an increased risk of preterm birth in African American participants from the Black Women's Health Study. This study currently appears on-line in Epidemiology.

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