2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00991.x
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Review article: Obesity in pregnancy

Abstract: Overweight and obesity are common findings in women of reproductive age in the UK; as 32% of 35-to 64-year-old women are overweight and 21% obese. Obesity causes major changes in many features of maternal intermediary metabolism. Insulin resistance appears to be central to these changes and may also be involved in increased energy accumulation by the fetus. Maternal obesity is associated with many risks to the pregnancy, with increased risk of miscarriage (three-fold) and operative delivery (20.7 versus 33.8% … Show more

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“…Higher maternal BMI is associated with an increased risk of prolonged pregnancy and increase rate of induction of labour [14]. UTI (p [ 0.05) and endometritis (p [ 0.05) are not associated with obesity in pregnancy, and observations are consistent with observations made by Meenakshi et al Thrombophlebitis (p [ 0.05) was not observed in pregnant women with normal BMI, and single case was found in overweight pregnant woman so it was not significant.…”
Section: Observationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Higher maternal BMI is associated with an increased risk of prolonged pregnancy and increase rate of induction of labour [14]. UTI (p [ 0.05) and endometritis (p [ 0.05) are not associated with obesity in pregnancy, and observations are consistent with observations made by Meenakshi et al Thrombophlebitis (p [ 0.05) was not observed in pregnant women with normal BMI, and single case was found in overweight pregnant woman so it was not significant.…”
Section: Observationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Repercussões da obesidade sobre a concepção e a fertilidade Diversos estudos indicam que as obesas têm maior prevalência de amenorréia e infertilidade, sendo que 35 a 40% das mulheres com síndrome dos ovários policísticos são obesas 12,13 . A obesidade também reduziria as chances de sucesso dos tratamentos para esterilidade e aumentaria a probabilidade de abortamento espontâneo 14,15 .…”
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“…Obesity in pregnancy is associated with an increased incidence of medical complications including gestational diabetes mellitus, pre-eclampsia and venous thromboembolism (Huda et al, 2010). As a result, in part, obesity is associated with a higher incidence of obstetric interventions such as caesarean section, as well as an increase in pregnancy complications including haemorrhage, infection and congenital malformations (Yu et al, 2006, Heslehurst, 2008. The World Health Organization criteria define a Body Mass Index (BMI) <18.5kg/m 2 as underweight, 18.5-24.9 as normal weight, 25.0-29.9 as overweight and > 29.9 as obese.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In developed countries in women of reproductive age an increase in obesity levels has been widely reported with an associated increase in maternal obesity (Yu et al, 2006, Heslehurst et al, 2008, Huda et al, 2010. Obesity in pregnancy is associated with an increased incidence of medical complications including gestational diabetes mellitus, pre-eclampsia and venous thromboembolism (Huda et al, 2010).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%