A cohort study of maternal cardiometabolic risk factors and primary cesarean delivery in an integrated health system.

Monique M HeddersonFei XuSneha B SridharEmily S HanCharles P QuesenberryYvonne Crites

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Maternal cardiometabolic risk factors were independently associated with risk of primary cesarean delivery, even among women delivering infants born at an appropriate size for gestational age. Effective strategies to increase the proportion of women entering pregnancy at an optimal weight with normal blood pressure and glucose before pregnancy could potentially eliminate up to 20% of cesarean deliveries.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
birth weight
risk factors
preterm birth
pregnant women
blood pressure
weight gain
polycystic ovary syndrome
low birth weight
body mass index
blood glucose
physical activity
cervical cancer screening
type diabetes
preterm infants
insulin resistance
body weight