Maternal super obesity and risk for intensive care unit admission in the MFMU Cesarean Registry.

Marcela C SmidSarah K Dotters-KatzArthur J VaughtCatherine J VladutiuKim A BoggessDavid M Stamilio

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2017)

Super obese women who deliver by cesarean section or VBAC are at increased risk of peripartum ICU admission. Obstetricians and critical care specialists should consider possible ICU admission during delivery planning.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
emergency department
mechanical ventilation
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
pregnancy outcomes
insulin resistance
polycystic ovary syndrome
weight gain
bariatric surgery
birth weight
obese patients
body mass index