A cohort study of maternal cardiometabolic risk factors and primary cesarean delivery in an integrated health system.

BACKGROUND:Maternal cardiometabolic risk factors (i.e., hyperglycemia, pre-existing hypertension and high body mass index) impact fetal growth and risk of having a cesarean delivery. However, the independent and joint contribution of maternal cardiometabolic risk factors to primary cesarean section...

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Main Authors: Monique M Hedderson, Fei Xu, Sneha B Sridhar, Emily S Han, Charles P Quesenberry, Yvonne Crites
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6029787?pdf=render