Data were collected from the electronic information system of health centers of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. These data included related demographic characteristics (age, education, and occupation), past medical & social histories, pregnancy relate data (gravidity, parity, history of previous delivery problems), and health status (body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy, gestational weight gain (GWG)). Collected maternal outcomes of pregnancy were gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, delivery mode, hospitalization, blood transfusion, and postpartum preeclampsia. Evaluated fetal pregnancy outcomes included preterm birth, low birth weight and macrosomia.
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