Association of maternal obesity with fetal and neonatal death: Evidence from South and South-East Asian countries.
Rezwanul HaqueSyed Afroz KeramatSyed Mahbubur RahmanMaimun Ur Rashid MustafaKhorshed AlamPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Maternal obesity in South and South-East Asian countries is associated with a greater risk of fetal and early neonatal deaths. This finding has substantial public health implications. Strategies to prevent and reduce obesity should be developed before planning pregnancy to reduce the fetal and neonatal death burden. Obese women need to deliver at the institutional facility centre that can offer obstetrics and early neonatal care.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- pregnancy outcomes
- public health
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- high fat diet induced
- birth weight
- adipose tissue
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- bariatric surgery
- healthcare
- palliative care
- pregnant women
- body mass index
- quality improvement
- risk factors
- skeletal muscle
- chronic pain
- long term care