European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 119-123, June 2009

Low pre-pregnancy body mass index and risk of medically indicated versus spontaneous preterm singleton birth☆

  • H.M. Salihu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, United States
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida, United States
    • The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Center for Research and Evaluation, Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center For Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, 3111 E. Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL 33613, United States. Tel.: +1 813 974 1073; fax: +1 813 974 8889.
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  • A.K. Mbah

      Affiliations

    • The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, United States
    • ,
  • A.P. Alio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, United States
    • ,
  • H.B. Clayton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, United States
    • ,
  • O. Lynch

      Affiliations

    • The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, United States

Received 19 July 2008; received in revised form 1 October 2008; accepted 22 February 2009. published online 20 March 2009.

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☆ This work was supported by an obesity grant from the Council on African American Affairs (CAAA) to Dr. Hamisu Salihu (First author). The funding agency did not play any role in any aspect of the study.

PII: S0301-2115(09)00165-1

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.02.047

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 119-123, June 2009

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