American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 6 , Pages 672.e1-672.e4 , June 2009

The association between birthweight 4000 g or greater and perinatal outcomes in patients with and without gestational diabetes mellitus

Presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Victoria, BC, Canada, Oct. 15-19, 2008.

Received 15 September 2008 ,Revised 12 December 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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 A.B.C. is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as a physician faculty scholar, Grant RWJF-61535.

 Cite this article as: Esakoff TF, Cheng YW, Sparks TN, et al. The association between birthweight 4000 g or greater and perinatal outcomes in patients with and without gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;200:672.e1-672.e4.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.02.035

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 6 , Pages 672.e1-672.e4 , June 2009

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