Maternal underweight and the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight: a systematic review and meta-analyses

Zhen Han; Sohail Mulla; Joseph Beyene; Grace Liao; Sarah D. McDonald

doi:10.1093/ije/dyq195

Abstract

In this systematic review and meta-analyses, we determined that singletons born to underweight women have higher risks of PTB (overall, spontaneous and induced) and LBW than those born to women with normal weight.

Keywords

UnderweightMedicineLow birth weightMeta-analysisObstetricsPremature birthBirth weightSingletonPregnancyPediatricsObesityOverweightGestational ageInternal medicine

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University of Toronto CA

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Year: 2010
Type: review
Volume: 40
Issue: 1
Pages: 65-101
Citations: 506
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                                    Zhen Han, 
                                
                                    Sohail Mulla, 
                                
                                    Joseph Beyene
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Maternal underweight and the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight: a systematic review and meta-analyses. 
                            International Journal of Epidemiology
                            , 40
                            (1)
                            , 65-101.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyq195
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq195