Characteristics associated with uncomplicated pregnancies in women with obesity: a population-based cohort study.
Sophie A RelphYanfang GuoAlysha L J HarveyMatias C VieiraDaniel J CorsiLaura M GaudetDharmintra PasupathyPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)
The study demonstrates that over half of women with obesity but no other pre-existing medical or early obstetric complicating factors, proceed through pregnancy without adverse obstetric complication. Care in lower-risk settings can be considered as their outcomes appear similar to those reported for low-risk nulliparous women. Further research and predictive tools are needed to inform stratification of women with obesity.