Obesity and Pregnancy
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
- Vol. 60 (4) , 253-260
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0000158509.04154.9e
Abstract
Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Family Physicians After completion of this article, the reader should be able to define obesity in pregnancy, to list the various complications associated with obesity, and to describe the limitations of ultrasonography in obese gravidas.Keywords
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