Association of maternal pre-pregnancy weight, weight gain during pregnancy, and smoking with small-for-gestational-age infants in Japan

The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), weight gain during pregnancy, and smoking, with small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births among Japanese women.

Source: Early Human Development - November 26, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Emi Akahoshi, Kazuhiko Arima, Kiyonori Miura, Takayuki Nishimura, Yasuyo Abe, Naoko Yamamoto, Kazuyo Oishi, Hideaki Masuzaki, Kiyoshi Aoyagi Tags: Best practice guidelines Source Type: research