Nutritional status of pregnant women: prevalence and associated pregnancy outcomes

INTRODUCTION: Although obesity is well recognized as a current public health problem, its prevalence and impact among pregnant women have been less investigated in Brazil. The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of pre-obesity and obesity among pregnant women, describing its prevalence...

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Main Authors: Luciana Bertoldi Nucci, Maria Inês Schmidt, Bruce Bartholow Duncan, Sandra Costa Fuchs, Eni Teresinha Fleck, Maria Margarida Santos Britto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102001000600002&lng=en&tlng=en