Influence of Maternal Obesity on Labor Induction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jessica A EllisCarolyn M BrownBrian BargerNicole S Carlson

Published in: Journal of midwifery & women's health (2019)

Women with obesity are more likely than women with a normal weight to end labor induction with cesarean birth. Additionally, women with obesity require longer labor inductions involving larger, more frequent applications of both cervical ripening methods and synthetic oxytocin.

Keyphrases

weight loss
insulin resistance
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
birth weight
body mass index
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
pregnant women
preterm birth