Obesity Risk Factors
New obesity risk factors study findings have been reported by researchers at University Hospital, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Published in OBGYN and Reproduction Week, November 6th, 2006
A report, "The significance of under- or overweight during childhood as a risk factor for hypertensive diseases in pregnancy," is newly published data in Early Human Development. "Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy are still a major cause of foetal and maternal mortality. Known risk factors allow identification of only a small number of patients at risk of developing such a complication," scientists writing in the journal Early Human Development report.
"However, better knowledge of the risk profile would improve an early adequate monitoring of these pregnancies. We therefore investigated the correlation between under-or overweight during childhood and the...
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