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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF STRIAE GRAVIDARUM
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb11896.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 79, Issue 12, pages 1113–1114, December 1972
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Davey, C. M. H. (1972), FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF STRIAE GRAVIDARUM. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 79: 1113–1114. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb11896.x
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
A scoring system was used to study the occurrence of abdominal striae gravidarum in a group of 74 primiparae during the puerperium. The striae score was correlated with maternal age, height, weight, weight gain, abdominal skinfold thickness and with the birthweight of the infant. Striae were less common when birthweight was low and more common in the heavier, fatter women. The prophylactic use of olive oil to massage the abdomen was associated with a low incidence of striae.