Journal article
Pregnancy complications associated with the co-prevalence of excess maternal weight and depression
Abstract
Objectives:Obesity and depression have become prevalent pregnancy complications, individually associated with adverse perinatal health outcomes. Despite the co-prevalence of these two risk factors, their combined effects on maternal health are yet to be studied. The objective of this study was to examine the combined associations of overweight/obesity and depression with maternal and delivery complications.Methods:A retrospective cohort study …
Authors
Lutsiv O; McKinney B; Foster G; Taylor VH; Pullenayegum E; McDonald SD
Journal
International Journal of Obesity, Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 1710–1716
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2015
DOI
10.1038/ijo.2015.119
ISSN
0307-0565