Women's prepregnancy underweight as a risk factor for preterm birth: a retrospective study.

Authors:

A.I. Girsen; J.A. Mayo; S.L. Carmichael; C.S. Phibbs; B.Z. Shachar; D.K. Stevenson; D.J. Lyell; G.M. Shaw; J.B. Gould; March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford University School of Medicine

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of known factors for preterm birth (PTB) by severity of maternal underweight; to investigate the risk-adjusted relation between severity of underweight and PTB, and to assess whether the relation differed by gestational age.

DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.

SETTING: State of California, USA.

METHODS: Maternally linked hospital and birth certificate records of 950 356 California deliveries in 2007-2010 were analysed. Singleton live births of women whose prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) was underweight (

Citation:

Girsen AI, Mayo JA, Carmichael SL, et al. "Women's prepregnancy underweight as a risk factor for preterm birth: a retrospective study." BJOG. 2016;123(12):2001-2007.PubMed

Publication type:

Journal Article

Year:

2016

CPQCC publication:

Yes

CPQCC publications category:

Assessment of quality of care and practice patterns

PubMed ID:

27172996

PMCID:

PMC5069076