Increased Maternal BMI at Time of Delivery Associated with Poor Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes.
Haley SteffenSamantha SwartzKimberly KenneLinder WendtJ Brooks JacksonMary B RysavyPublished in: American journal of perinatology (2024)
Increased maternal BMI at delivery was associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. These findings have implications for clinical counseling regarding risks of pregnancy and delivery for overweight and obese patients and may help inform future studies to improve safety, especially by examining reasons for high cesarean rates.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- birth weight
- end stage renal disease
- weight gain
- body mass index
- pregnant women
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- preterm birth
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control
- human immunodeficiency virus
- human health
- men who have sex with men
- climate change
- adverse drug