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Pregnancy complications and outcomes among overweight and obese nulliparous women

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  • Baeten, J.M.
  • Bukusi, E.A.
  • Lambe, M.

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Objectives. This study examined the associations between prepregnancy weight and the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse outcomes among nulliparous women. Methods. We conducted a population-based cohort study with 96801 Washington State birth certificates from 1992 to 1996. Women were categorized by body mass index. Multivariate logistic regression was performed. Results. The rate of occurrence of most of the outcomes increased with increasing body mass index category. Compared with lean women, both overweight and obese women had a significantly increased risk for gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, eclampsia, cesarean delivery, and delivery of a macrosomic infant. Conclusions. Among nulliparous women, not only prepregnancy obesity but also overweight increases the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

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  • Baeten, J.M. & Bukusi, E.A. & Lambe, M., 2001. "Pregnancy complications and outcomes among overweight and obese nulliparous women," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 91(3), pages 436-440.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2001:91:3:436-440_6
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    1. Knai, Cecile & Suhrcke, Marc & Lobstein, Tim, 2007. "Obesity in Eastern Europe: An overview of its health and economic implications," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 5(3), pages 392-408, December.
    2. Zhangbin Yu & Shuping Han & Jingai Zhu & Xiaofan Sun & Chenbo Ji & Xirong Guo, 2013. "Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index in Relation to Infant Birth Weight and Offspring Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(4), pages 1-1, April.
    3. Martin Simko & Adrian Totka & Diana Vondrova & Martin Samohyl & Jana Jurkovicova & Michal Trnka & Anna Cibulkova & Juraj Stofko & Lubica Argalasova, 2019. "Maternal Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain and Their Association with Pregnancy Complications and Perinatal Conditions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-11, May.
    4. Saman Nazir, 2015. "Determinants of Cesarean Deliveries in Pakistan," PIDE-Working Papers 2015:122, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.

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