An investigation into utilising gestational body mass index as a screening tool for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities in a group of pregnant women in Khayelitsha
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2013;26(3) S Afr J Clin Nutr Davies HR,1 MSc, Researcher and RD; Visser J,1 MSc, Lecturer and RD; Tomlinson M,2 PhD, Professor Rotheram-Borus MJ,3 PhD, Professor; Gissane C,4 PhD, Statistician; Harwood J,3 MS, Statistician, LeRoux I, MD, MPH5 1Division of Human Nutrition, Stellenbosch University 2Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University 3Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry University of California, USA 4School of Human and Applied Science, St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, UK 5Philani Child Health and Nutrition Centre, Khayelitsha Correspondence to: Hilary Davies, e-mail: [email protected]
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An investigation into utilising gestational body mass index as a screening tool for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities in a group of pregnant women in Khayelitsha.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of the gestational body mass index (BMI) method to screen for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities. DESIGN This was a substudy of a randomised controlled trial, the Philani Mentor Mothers' study. SETTING AND SUBJECTS The Philani Mentor Mothers' study took place in a peri-urban settlement, Khayelitsha, between 2009 and...
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