American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 2 , Pages 124.e1-124.e7 , August 2010

Decreased term and postterm birthweight in the United States: impact of labor induction

Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research, Chicago, IL, June 23-24, 2008.

  • Xun Zhang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec
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  • K.S. Joseph, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia and British Columbia's Women's Hospital and Health Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Michael S. Kramer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec
    • Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec

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    Mean birthweight among white singleton live births ≥37 weeks from 1972 through 2003

    Zhang. Decreased term and postterm birthweight in the US. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

    Mean birthweight among white singleton live births ≥37 weeks from 1972 through 2003

    Zhang. Decreased term and postterm birthweight in the US. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

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    Rates of induction by gestational age among non-Hispanic white singleton live births ≥37 weeks from 1992 through 2003

    Zhang. Decreased term and postterm birthweight in the US. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

    Rates of induction by gestational age among non-Hispanic white singleton live births ≥37 weeks from 1992 through 2003

    Zhang. Decreased term and postterm birthweight in the US. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

 Supported in part by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

 Cite this article as: Zhang X, Joseph KS, Kramer MS. Decreased term and postterm birthweight in the United States: impact of labor induction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:124.e1-7.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00363-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.044

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 2 , Pages 124.e1-124.e7 , August 2010

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