Do maternal BMI and gestational weight gain equally affect the risk of infant hypoxic and traumatic events?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Small (SGA) and large (LGA) for gestational age infants have higher risks of infant morbidity when compared to those who are appropriate for gestational age (AGA). Increasing pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with higher risks of LGA and lower risks of SGA infants; however, their direct effects on infant morbidity are unknown. Therefore, we intended to 1) assess how maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, GWG, and birthweight (categorized as SGA, AGA or LGA) affect infant morbidity and 2) estimate at entry of care the risk of infant morbidity according to pre-pregnancy BMI and possible GWG.

Methods

we used Consortium on Safe Labor data, a retrospective observational cohort study collecting pregnancy and birth data from 2002 to 2008 in

SUBMITTER: Chiossi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11302857 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature