Understanding maternal mortality in women with obesity and the role of care they receive: a national case-control study.
Monica SaucedoAna Paula Esteves PereiraLucile PencoléAgnès RigouzzoAlain ProustMarie-Hélène Bouvier-Collenull nullCatherine Deneux-TharauxPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2020)
The risk of maternal death increases with BMI; it multiplied by 1.6 in overweight women and more than tripled in pregnant women with severe obesity. Training clinicians in the specificities of care for pregnant women with obesity could improve their outcomes.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- weight loss
- birth weight
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- pregnancy outcomes
- healthcare
- body mass index
- pregnant women
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- adipose tissue
- pain management
- cardiovascular disease
- early onset
- affordable care act
- coronary artery disease
- preterm birth
- chronic pain
- virtual reality