Maternal Body Mass Index and Anovaginal Distance in Active Phase of Term Labor.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To evaluate if there was a difference in the anovaginal distance (AVD) measured by transperineal ultrasound between obese and normal weight women.

Material and methods

A prospective observational study including 207 primiparous women at term in first stage of labor. Transperineal ultrasound with a vaginal probe was used to measure the AVD. Maternal, pregnancy, and delivery characteristics potentially associated with perineal thickness were extracted from woman's medical records. The participants were divided into three BMI groups based on maternal weight in early pregnancy: normal weight (BMI < 25), overweight (BMI 25-29.9), and obesity (BMI ≥ 30). Obese and overweight women were compared with normal weight women regarding the AVD.

Results

The mean AVD wa

SUBMITTER: Hjertberg L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5863348 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature