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. 2008 Nov;28(11):743-9.
doi: 10.1038/jp.2008.94. Epub 2008 Jul 3.

Risk factors for macrosomia in infants born to Latina women

J M Wojcicki  1 , N A Hessol, M B Heyman, E Fuentes-Afflick
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Risk factors for macrosomia in infants born to Latina women

J M Wojcicki et al. J Perinatol. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To assess risk factors for macrosomic infant birth among Latina women.

Study design: Prospective study of Latina women recruited during pregnancy from prenatal clinic at San Francisco General Hospital. Information was obtained through a structured interview and review of medical records.

Result: A total of 11% of women delivered macrosomic infants (birth weight >4000 g). In unadjusted analyses, significant risk factors for macrosomia included older maternal age, increasing gravidity, previous history of macrosomic birth and pre-pregnancy overweight. After adjusting for confounders using multivariate analyses, older mothers (10-year increments) had an elevated risk of macrosomia (odds ratio (OR) 2.59; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.28 to 5.24).

Conclusion: Efforts to reduce macrosomia in Latina women should focus on older mothers.

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