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Patricia M. Dietz

Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publications -  143
Citations -  13030

Patricia M. Dietz is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 50, co-authored 143 publications receiving 10926 citations.

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Maternal Obesity and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis was conducted to better estimate the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among women who are overweight or obese compared with lean or normal-weight women.

Trends in smoking before, during, and after pregnancy--Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, United States, 40 sites, 2000-2010.

TL;DR: The results indicate that efforts to reduce smoking prevalence among female smokers before pregnancy have not been effective; however, tobacco-control efforts have been minimally effective in reducing smoking prevalence during and after pregnancy.
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Maternal obesity and risk of cesarean delivery: a meta-analysis.

TL;DR: A meta‐analysis of the current literature to provide a quantitative estimate of the risk of cesarean delivery associated with high maternal body mass found no evidence that these estimates were affected by selected study characteristics.
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Trends in pre-pregnancy obesity in nine states, 1993-2003.

TL;DR: This study used a large population‐based data source to examine trends, from 1993 through 2003, in the prevalence of pre‐pregnancy obesity among women who delivered live infants.