PREGNANCY IN THE OVERWEIGHT NIGERIAN
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00596.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 82, Issue 11, pages 903–906, November 1975
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Efiong, E. I. (1975), PREGNANCY IN THE OVERWEIGHT NIGERIAN. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 82: 903–906. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00596.x
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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One hundred pregnant patients weighing 80 kg or over at the 14th week of pregnancy were studied during their antenatal period and delivery. The incidence of pre-eclampsia, hypertension, pyelitis of pregnancy and operative delivery was higher in overweight patients than in an equivalent number of patients of average weight also studied. The age-related difference in antenatal weight gain in obese patients was confirmed. Two maternal deaths occurred among the overweight patients.

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