Short-term neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal obesity complicates a high number of pregnancies. The degree to which neonatal outcomes are adversely affected is unclear.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity.

Study design

This study was a secondary analysis of a cohort of deliveries occurring on randomly selected days at 25 hospitals from 2008 to 2011. Data were collected by certified abstractors. This analysis included singleton deliveries between 24 and 42 weeks of gestation. Body mass index was calculated on the basis of maternal height and most recent weight before delivery. Normal and overweight (reference group; body mass index, 18.5-29.9 kg/m²), obese (body mass index, 30.0-39.9 kg/m²), morbidly obese

SUBMITTER: Dinsmoor MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065915 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature