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Recent findings from N. Heslehurst and co-authors highlight research in obesity in women

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 19th, 2010

Investigators publish new data in the report 'A nationally representative study of maternal obesity in England, UK: trends in incidence and demographic inequalities in 619 323 births, 1989-2007.' "There is an absence of national statistics for maternal obesity in the UK. This study is the first to describe a nationally representative maternal obesity research data set in U.K.," scientists in the United Kingdom report.

"Retrospective epidemiological study of first trimester obesity. Data from 34 maternity units were analysed, including 619 323 births between 1989 and 2007. Data analysis included trends in first trimester maternal body bass index status over time, and...

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