Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on low birth weight in Omani infants: A case-control study

Mustafa Al-Hinai; Majid Al-Muqbali; Aisha Al-Moqbali; Vaidyanathan Gowri; Abdullah Al-Maniri

Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on low birth weight in Omani infants: A case-control study

Mustafa Al-Hinai, Majid Al-Muqbali, Aisha Al-Moqbali, Vaidyanathan Gowri, Abdullah Al-Maniri^*

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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association between pre-pregnancy maternal body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain and low birth weight (LBW) in babies born to a sample population of Omani women. Methods: A case-control study was carried out among deliveries registered between 1^st May 2010 and 30^th April 2011 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. A case was defined as a woman who delivered a low birth weight baby (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	386-391
Number of pages	6
Journal	Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Volume	13
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013

Keywords

Birth weight
Body mass index
Gestational age
Oman
Pregnancy

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Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on low birth weight in Omani infants : A case-control study. / Al-Hinai, Mustafa; Al-Muqbali, Majid; Al-Moqbali, Aisha; Gowri, Vaidyanathan; Al-Maniri, Abdullah.

In: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3, 08.2013, p. 386-391.

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