Open AccessMaternal Obesity and the Risk of Infant Death in the United States
Author(s) -
Aimin Chen,
Shingairai A. Feresu,
Cristina Fernández,
Walter J. Rogan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181878645
Subject(s) - medicine , weight gain , pregnancy , body mass index , obesity , odds ratio , obstetrics , confidence interval , infant mortality , maternal death , cause of death , national death index , pediatrics , population , hazard ratio , body weight , disease , environmental health , genetics , biology
Maternal obesity (defined as prepregnancy body mass index [BMI] >or=30 kg/m) is associated with increased risk of neonatal death. Its association with infant death, postneonatal death, and cause-specific infant death is less well-characterized.