Association of Maternal Body Mass Index and Maternal Morbidity And Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the association of maternal body mass index (BMI) with a composite of severe maternal outcomes.

Study design

Secondary analysis of a cohort of deliveries on randomly selected days at 25 hospitals from 2008 to 2011. Data on comorbid conditions, intrapartum events, and postpartum course were collected. The reference group (REF, BMI: 18.5-29.9kg/m²), obese (OB; BMI: 30-39.9kg/m²), morbidly obese (MO; BMI: 40-49.9kg/m²), and super morbidly obese (SMO; BMI ≥ 50kg/m²) women were compared. The composite of severe maternal outcomes was defined as death, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, ventilator use, deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolus (DVT/PE), sepsis, hemorrhage, disseminated intravascular c

SUBMITTER: Dinsmoor MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9978039 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature