Interpregnancy weight change and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the effect of interpregnancy body mass index (BMI) change on pregnancy outcomes, including large-for-gestational-age babies (LGA), small-for-gestational-age babies (SGA), macrosomia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and caesarean section (CS).

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort studies.

Data sources

Literature searches were performed across Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health and MIDIRS databases.

Study selection

Observational cohort studies with participants parity from 0 to 1.

Main outcome measures

Adjusted ORs (aORs) with 95% CIs were used to evaluate the association between interpregnancy BMI change on five outcomes.

Results

925 065 women with singleton births from parity 0

SUBMITTER: Oteng-Ntim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5988168 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature