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CA4-01: Obesity and Health Care Utilization

Authors :
Patricia Fontaine
Patricia M. McGovern
Nancy E. Sherwood
Nancy M. Nachreiner
Wendy L. Hellerstedt
Teri DeFor
Dwenda K. Gjerdingen
Source :
Clinical Medicine & Research. 10:184-184
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, 2012.

Abstract

Background/Aims Maternal obesity (BMI > 30) is associated with increased prenatal health care utilization and puts infants at risk for macrosomia and delivery complications. Our aim was to investigate whether obese women and their infants have higher rates of health care utilization in the first year postpartum.

Details

ISSN :
15546179 and 15394182
Volume :
10
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Medicine & Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....fc807e0f0d2028f2846453d59807299a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3121/cmr.2012.1100.ca4-01