Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on neonatal outcomes among healthy Middle-Eastern females.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies on the relative impact of body mass index in women in childbearing age and gestational weight gain on neonatal outcomes are scarce in the Middle East.

Objectives

The primary objective of this research was to assess the impact of maternal body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on neonatal outcomes. The effect of maternal age and folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy was also examined.

Subjects and methods

This is a retrospective cross sectional observational study of 1000 full term deliveries of women enrolled thru the National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network, in Lebanon. Maternal characteristics such as age, BMI and GWG and neonatal outcomes such as weight, height, head circumference and Apgar score were th

SUBMITTER: Papazian T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5513447 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature