Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 77-82 , April 2010

Management of maternal obesity prior to and during pregnancy

  • H. Shaikh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Metabolic Medicine, 1st floor Mint Wing, Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK
    • ,
  • S. Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Metabolic Medicine, 1st floor Mint Wing, Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 207 886 1678.
    • ,
  • T.G. Teoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK

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