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Association between Obesity during Pregnancy and Increased Use of Health Care

Susan Y. Chu, Donald J. Bachman, William M. Callaghan, Evelyn P Whitlock, Patricia M. Dietz, Cynthia J. Berg, Maureen O’Keeffe‐Rosetti, F. Carol Bruce, Mark C. Hornbrook

New England Journal of Medicine · 2008 · 240 citations · 14 references

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Obesity during pregnancy is associated with increased use of health care services.

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Katherine M. Flegal · JAMA · 2002 · 6.2K citations

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Eduardo Villamor, Sven Cnattingius · The Lancet · 2006 · 745 citations

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Trends in Pre‐pregnancy Obesity in Nine States, 1993–2003

Shin Y. Kim, Patricia M. Dietz, Lucinda J. England et al. · Obesity · 2007 · 402 citations · Full text

The influence of obesity and diabetes on the risk of cesarean delivery

Hugh M. Ehrenberg, Celeste Durnwald, Patrick M. Catalano et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2004 · 276 citations

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