Maternal weight gain and infant outcome in twin pregnancy
S Böhni, N Ochsenbein-Kölble, M Roos, R Zimmermann · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2009 · Heft 04
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Objective To generate reliable weight reference curves on maternal weight gain in twin pregnancy and to compare maternal weight gain of twin pairs where both infants were lying within the 40th and 60th birth weight centile (outcome A) to those lying below the 5th (outcome B). Study Design A retrospective mixed-model analysis was performed at the Obstetric outpatient clinic, Zurich University Hospital, evaluating data from January 2004 to April 2008. Maternal weight and BMI, before gestation and at the booking visit, as well as the infant outcome were determined in 245 accurately dateable twin pregnancies of Cauc…