TY - JOUR AU - Mrema, Dorah AU - Lie, Rolv Terje AU - Østbye, Truls AU - Mahande, Michael Johnson AU - Daltveit, Anne Kjersti PY - 2018 DA - 2018/02/21 TI - The association between pre pregnancy body mass index and risk of preeclampsia: a registry based study from Tanzania JO - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth SP - 56 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Preeclampsia is among the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide, occurs in 2-8% of all pregnancies, and is estimated to account for at least 9 % of maternal deaths in Africa. Studies from developed countries show that high pre pregnancy body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of preeclampsia. We examined the association between pre pregnancy BMI and the risk of preeclampsia in Tanzania, a low income country. SN - 1471-2393 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1687-3 DO - 10.1186/s12884-018-1687-3 ID - Mrema2018 ER -