Journal article
Are women who quit smoking at high risk of excess weight gain throughout pregnancy?
Abstract
BackgroundSmoking cessation has been reported to be associated with high total gestational weight gain (GWG), which itself is a risk factor for adverse maternal-infant outcomes. Recent studies have criticized conventional single measures of GWG, since they may lead to biased results. Therefore, we aimed to compare patterns of GWG based on serial antenatal weight measurements between women who: never smoked, quit during pregnancy, continued to …
Authors
Hulman A; Lutsiv O; Park CK; Krebs L; Beyene J; McDonald SD
Journal
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol. 16, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2016
DOI
10.1186/s12884-016-1056-z
ISSN
1471-2393