Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2020

PRE-PREGNANCY OBESITY AND ITS OUTCOME

Dr. Sudeshna Banerjee, Dr. Sunil Sharma, Dr Sushil Kumar

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Background- Obesity affects women more than men specially during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to review the possible effects of obesity on pregnancy outcomes. Methodology- This was a facility based prospective study conducted on 120 pregnant women. Anthropometric measurement such as body weight (kg), height (cm) were measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Participants were then categorized as normal, overweight and obese based upon Asian Pacific WHO criteria. All the females were then followed up till term to assess the outcome of pregnancy. Outcome variables were maternal disease like pre-eclampsia, pregnancy induced hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus and caesarean section. Results: The present study documented a statistically significant association of BMI with comorbidities and cesarean section (p<0.01) whereas no such association was observed between BMI and neonatal birth weight (p>0.05). Conclusion: Obesity has a significant impact on maternal morbidity as well as mode of delivery. Obesity being a preventable health problem must be addressed prior to pregnancy to avoid associated complications among mother as well as neonates and improve pregnancy outcome.

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PRE-PREGNANCY OBESITY AND ITS OUTCOME, Dr. Sudeshna Banerjee, Dr. Sunil Sharma, Dr Sushil Kumar GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-7 | July-2020

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