Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unnecessary cesarean delivery can have negative implications for both mothers and infants. In the United States, the proportion of women undergoing cesarean delivery exceeds the acceptable World Health Organization proportion. Reducing cesarean deliveries is a national goal of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy People 2030, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health.

Objective

This study aimed to examine if excessive gestational weight gain is associated with increased risk of cesarean delivery across multiple body mass index categories.

Study design

Analysis was conducted using vital records data from the National Center for Health Statistics birth records. Only low-risk birth

SUBMITTER: McElfish PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11869019 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature