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Article: Research from M.H. Aliyu and co-authors reveals new findings on life sciences.
- Article from:
- Obesity & Diabetes Week
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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According to recent research published in the Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, "Placental abruption is a major cause of fetal and neonatal death and has been reported more frequently in twin pregnancies than among singleton gestations. The purpose of this article is to investigate the role of maternal pre-gravid body mass index (BMI) on the risk for placental abruption among twin pregnancies."
"We used the Missouri maternally linked cohort files (years 1989-1997) consisting of twin live births (gestational age 20-44 weeks). Maternal pre-gravid weight was classified based on the following BMI-based categories: normal (18.5-24.9), underweight (
<18.5), overweight (25-29.9), and obese (>30). ...