Open AccessGestational Weight Gain and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Twin Pregnancies
Author(s) -
Lisa M. Bodnar,
Katherine P. Himes,
Barbara Abrams,
Timothy L. Lash,
Sara M. Parisi,
Cara L. Eckhardt,
Betty Braxter,
Sarah Minion,
Jennifer A. Hutcheon
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
obstetrics and gynecology (new york. 1953. online)/obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.664
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1873-233X
pISSN - 0029-7844
DOI - 10.1097/aog.0000000000003504
Subject(s) - underweight , weight gain , medicine , obstetrics , gestation , overweight , birth weight , body mass index , gestational age , pregnancy , population , live birth , body weight , environmental health , biology , genetics
To evaluate the association between gestational weight gain in twin pregnancies and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and large-for-gestational-age (LGA) birth, preterm birth before 32 weeks of gestation, cesarean delivery, and infant death within each prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) category.