Maternal Obesity
The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Maternal and Fetal Health - PMC
Maternal obesity can result in negative outcomes for both women and fetuses. The maternal risks during pregnancy include gestational diabetes and preeclampsia.
Pregnancy and obesity: Know the risks - Mayo Clinic
Having a high BMI can harm fertility by inhibiting regular ovulation. Even in women who regularly ovulate, the higher the BMI , the longer it may take to become ...
Obesity in Pregnancy - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Studies have shown that obese women have a greater decrease in insulin sensitivity during pregnancy than normal-weight women and subsequently ...
Maternal Obesity - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Maternal obesity is the most common metabolic disturbance in pregnancy affecting >1 in 5 women in some countries.
Obesity in Pregnancy: Implications for the Mother and Lifelong ...
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of suboptimal pregnancy outcome, and of maternal and infant death, but most obese pregnant women are quite unaware ...
This Series in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology examines the growing burden of maternal obesity worldwide in terms of its impact on clinical management and ...
Obesity in pregnancy: Complications and maternal management
Outline · Overall risk of severe morbidity or mortality · Antepartum · - Early pregnancy loss · - Diabetes · - Pregnancy-associated hypertension ...
Maternal Obesity and Risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
The findings suggest that infants born to mothers with obesity are at increased risk of SUID, with a dose-dependent association between increasing maternal BMI ...
Preconceptional and maternal obesity: epidemiology and health ...
Pregnant women who are obese are more likely to have early pregnancy loss, and have increased risk of congenital fetal malformations, delivery of large for ...
Maternal Obesity, Gestational Weight Gain, and Asthma in Offspring
A meta-analysis of possible links between maternal body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain, and risk of asthma in offspring concluded ...
Maternal Obesity and Risk of Preterm Delivery - JAMA Network
In Sweden, maternal overweight and obesity during pregnancy were associated with increased risks of preterm delivery, especially extremely preterm delivery.
Maternal obesity: a serious pediatric health crisis - Nature
Maternal overweight and obesity and the risk of congenital anomalies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA 2009;301:636–650.
Maternal Obesity and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Our findings indicate that high maternal weight is associated with a substantially higher risk of GDM.
Maternal Obesity - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Maternal obesity is a condition increasingly affecting women in developed nations. In 2004, more than 60% of women of childbearing age in the US were ...
Early life impacts of maternal obesity: a window of opportunity to ...
Maternal obesity is associated with an increased risk of many adverse outcomes for both the mother and baby during pregnancy and birth. In ...
What is obesity? Being overweight is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9. · Does obesity put me at risk of any health problems during ...
Maternal Obesity: Cause, Impact and Intervention | Blog | Dr. Shiva
Maternal obesity refers to obesity during pregnancy, ie, BMI > 30. It's becoming one of the most commonly occurring high-risk factors in ...
Maternal obesity influences birth weight more than gestational ...
Maternal obesity may be associated with a higher birth weight and a greater risk of macrosomia and cesarean delivery than GDM. Conversely, GDM ...
Increases in Prepregnancy Obesity: United States, 2016-2019 - CDC
Trends by state for 2016–2019 and 2019 rates also are shown. Keywords: National Vital Statistics System, body mass index, maternal factors, ...
Care of Women with Obesity in Pregnancy (Green-top Guideline No ...
Pregnant women who are obese are also at increased risk of caesarean birth. Maternal size can make the assessment of fetal size, presentation ...