Outcome of Pregnancy in Patients with Pre-Pregnancy Obesity in Douala, Cameroon

Halle-Ekane, Gregory; Nsom, Jacqueline B.; Ndemazie, Nkafu Bechem; Palle, John Ngunde; Mangala, Fulbert Nkwele; Njotang, Phillip N.

doi:10.9734/ijtdh/2018/44002

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“…This however contrasts the findings of Halle et al in 2018 [14]. The difference might be because, in their study, adverse outcomes in the obese group were compared with the outcomes in the non-obese group with overweight women inclusive.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…who described caesarean section equally as the most common adverse outcome but with a lower prevalence [14]. Our prevalence is also higher than that described by Dikete et al for Sub-Saharan Africa of 19% [29].…”

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confidence: 51%

“…Foeulefack et al in 2015 found that 79% of reproductive age women were in the age range 20 -34 years [10] while Halle et al in 2018 reported that 60.8% fell in the age group 25 -34 [14]. The greater proportion of mothers in this age group can be explained by the fact that at this age most women are married or cohabiting and are either not pursuing further education or are better adapted to support the demands of motherhood or education with support from partners [14].…”

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“…Using a prevalence of pre-pregnancy obesity of 14.7% [14], the minimum required sample size was calculated at 193 participants using the Cochran's formula. A consecutive selection of every accessible client who met the inclusion criteria over the study period was done.…”

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Prevalence and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated with Maternal Obesity in the Bamenda Regional Hospital

Pisoh¹,

Foinsok²,

Niba³

et al. 2023

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Introduction: Obesity is one of the most common problems of reproductive age women and has been associated with diverse adverse pregnancy outcomes. Its prevalence in pregnancy is estimated at 14% in Cameroon. Objective: The main objective of this study was to determine the adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with obesity in the Regional Hospital Bamenda. Methodology: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study. We recruited 283 participants and their BMIs were used to classify them as underweight (<18.5), normal weight (18.5 -24.9), overweight (25 -29.9) and obese (≥30). Ethical clearance, administrative authorisation and consent of participants were obtained. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire. We collected data on sociodemographic characteristics, anthropometric characteristics, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Data was analysed using Microsoft Excel version 2010. Fisher's test was used to determine relative risk on bivariate logistic regression. P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Most participants were in the age group 20 -34 years, and were multigravida and multipara. The prevalence of maternal obesity was 31.4%. Obesity was associated with an increased risk of hypertensive disorders [RR: 7.7, 95% CI (2.13 -42.39), p = 0.0003], caesarean section [RR: 2.9, 95% CI (1.11 -4.01), p = 0.017] and macrosomia [RR: 7.3, 95% CI (3.03 -19.61), p < 0.0001]. Conclusion: Maternal obesity is associated with hypertensive disorders, caesarean section and macrosomia.

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Prevalence and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated with Maternal Obesity in the Bamenda Regional Hospital

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Foinsok²,

Niba³

et al. 2023

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“…This finding aligns with the work of Halle-Ekane et al in 2015 with prevalence rate of 30.6%. 9 and by Arora et al in 2013 with prevalence rate of 33.1%. 13 The result of this study also shows that those that gained excess weight are about 9 times more likely to have Pregnancy Induce Hypertension, 23 times more likely to have macrosomic baby and about 21 times more likely to have preeclampsia when compared to those without excess weight.…”

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Effect of Excessive Gestational Weight Gain on Pregnancy Outcome: A Case Study of Tertiary Hospitals in Benue State, Nigeria

Nwaogwugwu

Nwabueze

Ekwuluo

2020

Int. J. Res. Granthaalayah

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Motivation/Background: Little is known of adverse pregnancy outcomes resulting from Excess Gestational Weight Gain (EGWG) in Benue state, Nigeria. In this study, we aimed to assess the effects and association of EGWG on pregnancy outcome in tertiary hospitals in Benue State. Method: We used retrospective cohort study to examine the data obtained from the general Antenatal Care (ANC) Register of 350 pregnant women who attended ANC clinic between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated by dividing weight in kilograms within first 14 weeks of gestation by square of height in meters while total gestational weight was calculated as difference between weight before, or at 14 weeks and weight at 37 weeks of gestation prior to delivery. Results: Data analysis was done using SPSS version 21. Out of the sampled folders, 103 (29.4%) women gained excess weight during pregnancy, 130 (37.1%) women gained the recommended weight while 117 (33.4%) women gained weight less than the recommended value. Analysis showed strong association between EGWG and pregnancy induced hypertension/pre-eclampsia, caesarean section and macrosomia. Conclusions: The study concluded that EGWG should be avoided by educating women on the need to gain appropriate weight during pregnancy to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes which affect both mothers and their offspring.

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Outcome of Pregnancy in Patients with Pre-Pregnancy Obesity in Douala, Cameroon

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Prevalence and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated with Maternal Obesity in the Bamenda Regional Hospital

Prevalence and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated with Maternal Obesity in the Bamenda Regional Hospital

Effect of Excessive Gestational Weight Gain on Pregnancy Outcome: A Case Study of Tertiary Hospitals in Benue State, Nigeria

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