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OBESITY FACTS
卷 2, 期 6, 页码 352-354出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000261951
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Morbid obesity; Pregnancy
Objective: The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to review pregnancy outcomes in morbidly obese women who delivered a baby weighing 500 g or more in a large tertiary referral university hospital in Europe. Methods: Morbid obesity was defined as a BMI >= 40.0 kg/m(2) (WHO). Only women whose BMI was calculated at their first antenatal visit were included. The obstetric outcomes were obtained from the hospital's computerised database. Results: The incidence of morbid obesity was 0.6% in 5,824 women. Morbidly obese women were older and were more likely to be multigravidas than women with a normal BMI. The pregnancy was complicated by hypertension in 35.8% and diabetes mellitus in 20.0% of women. Obstetric interventions were high, with an induction rate of 42.1% and a caesarean section rate of 45.3%. Conclusions: Our findings show that maternal morbid obesity is associated with an alarmingly high incidence of medical complications and an increased level of obstetric interventions. Consideration should be given to developing specialised antenatal services for morbidly obese women. The results also highlight the need to evaluate the effectiveness of pre-pregnancy interventions in morbidly obese women.
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