Contribution of overweight and obesity to adverse pregnancy outcomes among immigrant and non-immigrant women in Berlin, Germany | Zendy

Katharina Reiß | Zendy; Jürgen Breckenkamp | Zendy; Theda Borde | Zendy; Silke Brenne | Zendy; Matthias David | Zendy; Oliver Razum | Zendy

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Contribution of overweight and obesity to adverse pregnancy outcomes among immigrant and non-immigrant women in Berlin, Germany

Author(s) -

Katharina Reiß,

Jürgen Breckenkamp,

Theda Borde,

Silke Brenne,

Matthias David,

Oliver Razum

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

european journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056

H-Index - 91

eISSN - 1464-360X

pISSN - 1101-1262

DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckv072

Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , pregnancy , obesity , obstetrics , population , demography , small for gestational age , birth weight , pediatrics , environmental health , genetics , sociology , biology

Maternal excessive weight and smoking are associated with an increased risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes. In Germany, immigrant women have a higher prevalence of pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity compared with autochthonous women. We compared the contribution of pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity to adverse pregnancy outcomes among immigrant and autochthonous women in Berlin/Germany.

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