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New obstetrics data have been reported by W.W.K. To and co-authors

Published in Hospital Business Week, April 26th, 2009

"To compare changes in maternal weight and body fat composition from early to late pregnancy and 6-8 months postnatally between primiparous and multiparous patients Maternal weight and body fat percentage were assessed in a cohort of low-risk uncomplicated women in a general antenatal clinic at 14-20 weeks gestation, after 36 weeks, and around six to eight months after delivery using a Tanita TBF 105 Fat Analyser. Maternal epidemiological and anthropometric data, as well as pregnancy characteristics and perinatal outcome, were derived from standard antenatal records after delivery," investigators in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China report.

"The cohort was...

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