Maternal obesity and neonatal congenital cardiovascular defects
Khalil, H.S.; Saleh, A.M.; Subhani, S.N.
International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 102(3): 232-236
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-7292 PMID: 18620356 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.05.005Document Number: 202777
Objective - To determine whether isolated congenital heart defects (CHDs) were associated with maternal obesity. Method - In a retrospective study we compared the incidence and severity of isolated CHDs in the offspring of 428 women divided into 3 groups, one of women of normal weight (n=141), one of obese women (n=228), and one of morbidly obese women (n=59) according to their body mass index.
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