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The impact of isolated obesity compared with obesity and other risk factors on risk of stillbirth: a retrospective cohort study
Naila Ramji, Daniel J. Corsi, Monica Gad, Sheryll Dimanlig-Cruz, Qun Miao, Yanfang Guo, Natalie Rybak, Ruth Rennicks White, Shi Wu Wen, Mark C. Walker and Laura M. Gaudet
CMAJ March 04, 2024 196 (8) E250-E259; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221450
Naila Ramji
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
MD MScDaniel J. Corsi
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
PhDMonica Gad
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
MDSheryll Dimanlig-Cruz
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
MScQun Miao
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
PhD MBBSYanfang Guo
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
PhDNatalie Rybak
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
BScRuth Rennicks White
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
BScNShi Wu Wen
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
PhDMark C. Walker
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
MD MScLaura M. Gaudet
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Fredericton, NB; Department of Bioethics (Ramji), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario (Corsi, Dimanlig-Cruz, Miao, Walker), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO); CHEO Research Institute (Corsi, Miao), Ottawa, Ont.; Nicotine Dependence Service (Gad), Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Dimanlig-Cruz, Guo, Rybak, Rennicks White, Wen, Walker), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Guo, Wen), University of Ottawa; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care (Rybak, Rennicks White), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gaudet), Queen’s University; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Gaudet), Kingston, Ont.
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The impact of isolated obesity compared with obesity and other risk factors on risk of stillbirth: a retrospective cohort study
Naila Ramji, Daniel J. Corsi, Monica Gad, Sheryll Dimanlig-Cruz, Qun Miao, Yanfang Guo, Natalie Rybak, Ruth Rennicks White, Shi Wu Wen, Mark C. Walker, Laura M. Gaudet
CMAJ Mar 2024, 196 (8) E250-E259; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.221450
The impact of isolated obesity compared with obesity and other risk factors on risk of stillbirth: a retrospective cohort study
Naila Ramji, Daniel J. Corsi, Monica Gad, Sheryll Dimanlig-Cruz, Qun Miao, Yanfang Guo, Natalie Rybak, Ruth Rennicks White, Shi Wu Wen, Mark C. Walker, Laura M. Gaudet
CMAJ Mar 2024, 196 (8) E250-E259; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.221450