• Title of article

    Maternal preconceptional weight and gestational length

  • Author/Authors

    Pura Rayco-Solon، نويسنده , , Anthony J. Fulford، نويسنده , , Andrew M. Prentice، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    1133
  • To page
    1136
  • Abstract
    Recent animal studies suggest that preconceptional undernutrition shortens gestation. We retested this idea among rural Gambian women who experience annual fluctuations in energy balance caused by the rains (with lowest weights in September to November) using records from 1918 infants. Pregnancies conceived in September to November were significantly shorter than those from better-fed months (38.6 vs 39.0 weeks; log-rank χ2 = 17.4, P< .0001).
  • Keywords
    ConceptionPregnancyLength of gestationNutritional status
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Record number

    644721

    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=10&DC=644721