Binational cohort study comparing the management and outcomes of pregnant women with a BMI >50-59.9 kg/m² and those with a BMI ≥60 kg/m².

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the management, maternal and perinatal outcomes of women with a body mass index (BMI) ≥60 kg/m² with women with a BMI >50-59.9 kg/m².

Design

International collaborative cohort study.

Setting

Binational study in the UK and Australia.

Participants

UK: all pregnant women, and Australia: women who gave birth (birth weight ≥400 g or gestation ≥20 weeks) METHODS: Data from the Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System and UK Obstetric Surveillance System. Management, maternal and infant outcomes were compared between women with a BMI ≥60 kg/m² and women with a BMI >50-59.9 kg/m², using unconditional logistic regression.

Results

The sociodemographic characteristics and previous medical

SUBMITTER: McCall SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6089316 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature