Association of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain with labor stage

The Association Between Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain on Pregnancy Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Association of gestational weight gain and pre-pregnancy body mass index with adverse pregnancy outcome.

OBJECTIVE To determine the association between gestation weight gain (GWG) and adverse pregnancy outcome in a Pakistani population. STUDY DESIGN Analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Aga Khan University, Karachi, from February 2003 to 2007. METHODOLOGY This study used secondary data of 4,735 women from a large cohort study on fetal growth. Pre-pregnancy BMI was categorized acc...

Correlation of Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index, Prenatal Weight Gain and Gestational Diabetes – A Case-Control Study

Introduction: Obese and overweight women are more prone to gestational diabetes. Body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy play an important role in pregnancy and is considered as an important indicator of maternal and neonatal health. Because the prevalence of obesity in Yazd is remarkable, we studied the relationship between gestational diabetes with Pre-pregnancy BMI and weight gainin...

Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and Birth Weight: A Cohort Study in China

OBJECTIVE To assess whether pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) modify the relationship between gestational weight gain (GWG) and child birth weight (specifically, presence or absence of low birth weight (LBW) or presence of absence of macrosomia), and estimates of the relative risk of macrosomia and LBW based on pre-pregnancy BMI were controlled in Wuhan, China. METHODS From June 30, 2011 to...

Association of pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain with cesarean section in term deliveries of China

China has one of the highest rates of cesarean sections in the world. However, limited epidemiological studies have evaluated the risk factors for cesarean section among Chinese women. Thus, the aim of this cohort study was to investigate the associations between pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain (GWG) and the risk of cesarean section in China. A total of 57,891 women with singleton, l...