Maternal Body Mass Index and Regional Anaesthesia Use at Term: Prevalence and Complications.

Frances M BielNicole E MarshallJonathan M Snowden

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2017)

Labouring women in higher BMI categories were more likely to receive regional anaesthesia and more likely to deliver via caesarean compared to normal weight women and women without regional anaesthesia. Rates of anaesthesia complications were highest among women in the highest BMI category.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
body mass index
risk factors
cervical cancer screening
weight gain
breast cancer risk
preterm infants
insulin resistance
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
birth weight
skeletal muscle
preterm birth
body weight