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Association of maternal obesity with preterm birth phenotype and mediation effects of gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia: a prospective cohort study.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth - 1 Jun 2022
Liu Kan, Chen Yixuan, Tong Jianing, Yin Aiqi, Wu Linlin, Niu Jianmin
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BACKGROUND: The association between maternal obesity and preterm birth remains controversial and inconclusive, and the effects of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and preeclampsia (PE) on the relationship between obesity and preterm birth have not been studied. We aimed to clarify the relationship between prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and the phenotypes of preterm birth and evaluate the mediation effects...
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