Gestational diabetes independently increases birth length and augments the effects of maternal BMI on birth weight: a retrospective cohort study.

Gestational diabetes independently increases birth length and augments the effects of maternal BMI on birth weight: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective To investigate the effect of the interaction between gestational diabetes (GDM) and maternal body mass index (BMI) on the individual neonatal growth parameters.Design Retrospective cohort studySetting A tertiary maternity service in Sydney, Australia, between 2005 and 2009.Population A coh...

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Main Authors: Magdalena eByström, Anthony eLiu, Ann Elizabeth Quinton, Bernard Linton Champion, Kristy eMann, Michael ePeek, Ralph Kay Heinrich Nanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
Birth Weight
gestational diabetes mellitus
birth length
head circumference
maternal BMI
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2014.00112/full

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