American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 3 , Pages 818-821 , September 2006

Impact of weight loss between pregnancies on recurrent preterm birth

  • Amy Merlino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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  • Laura Laffineuse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • ,
  • Marc Collin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
    • ,
  • Brian Mercer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Received 10 March 2006 ,Revised 2 June 2006 ,Accepted 10 June 2006.

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 Presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, January 30-February 4, 2006, Miami, FL.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0002-9378(06)00767-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.043

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 3 , Pages 818-821 , September 2006

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