High pre-delivery body mass index also caused adverse pregnancy outcomes

High pre-delivery body mass index also caused adverse pregnancy outcomes

Background/Aims: It is known that high pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and high gestational weight gain both can cause many adverse pregnancy outcomes. High pre-delivery BMI (PD-BMI), though theoretically could do similar effects, is rarely been studied. The objectives of this study were to show the distribution of PD-BMI of the delivery women and to identify its correlation with adverse pr...

Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with high pre-pregnancy body mass index

Background/Aims: Obesity along with high prepregnancy body mass index (PP-BMI) is known to cause many adverse pregnancy outcomes. In Thailand, there is not much study showing both the prevalence and complications of these conditions. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity and their impacts on adverse pregnancy outcomes. Methods: This...

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

Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI) and delivery outcomes in a Canadian population

BACKGROUND Worldwide there has been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Growing evidence suggests that maternal overweight and obesity is associated with poor maternal and perinatal outcomes. This study evaluated the impact of maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity on pregnancy, labour and delivery outcomes in a cohort of women wi...

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...