3-5,8,9 Determining whether there are any threshold effects between maternal BMI and fetal and infant death could be important with regard to public health recommendations for women who plan pregnancies. To clarify the association between maternal BMI and risk of fetal death, stillbirth, and ...
This more select group showed the same general pattern of overweight associated with reduced mortality, grade 1 obesity not significantly associated with increased mortality, and the higher grades of obesity significantly associated with increased mortality. The summary HRs were 0.94 (95% CI, 0.90-...