TY - CHAP AU - Hiroko Watanabe ED - Stavros Sifakis ED - Nikolaos Vrachnis Y1 - 2012-03-23 PY - 2012 T1 - The Effect of Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain on Birth Weight N2 - Obstetrics is evolving rapidly and finds itself today at the forefront of numerous developments. Providing selected updates on contemporary issues of basic research and clinical practice, as well as dealing with preconception, pregnancy, labor and postpartum, the present book guides the reader through the tough and complex decisions in the clinical management. Furthermore, it deepens the scientific understanding in the pathogenetic mechanisms implicated in pregnancy and motivates further research by providing evidence of the current knowledge and future perspectives in this field. Written by an international panel of distinguished authors who have produced stimulating articles, the multidisciplinary readers will find this book a valuable tool in the understanding of the maternal, placental and fetal interactions which are crucial for a successful pregnancy outcome. BT - From Preconception to Postpartum SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/28704 DO - 10.5772/28704 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -