Maternal obesity and intrapartum obstetric complications among pregnant women: Retrospective cohort analysis from medical birth registry in Northern Tanzania

Summary Background In the last decade, Tanzania has observed a dramatic increase in overweight and obesity among women of childbearing age, a demographic shift that has been associated with intrapartum obstetric complications in high‐income countries. Similar increases in maternal morbidity includin...

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Main Authors: Amasha H. Mwanamsangu, Michael J. Mahande, Festo S. Mazuguni, Dunstan R. Bishanga, Nickolas Mazuguni, Sia E. Msuya, Dominic Mosha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Obesity Science & Practice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.395