Obesity decreases the chance to deliver spontaneously

Purpose To evaluate the impact of maternal obesity on labour, intrapartual assessment and delivery. Methods Retrospective cohort analysis of n  = 11,681 deliveries supervised between 01 January 2000 and 31 December 2009. Results were analysed dividing the patients into two main groups according to t...

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Published in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2011-05, Vol.283 (5), p.981-988
Main Authors: Beyer, Daniel Alexander, Amari, Feriel, Lüdders, Dörte W., Diedrich, Klaus, Weichert, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Body Mass Index
Cesarean section
Cesarean Section - statistics & numerical data
Endocrinology
Female
Gynecology
Human Genetics
Humans
Materno-fetal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obstetric Labor Complications - etiology
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Purpose To evaluate the impact of maternal obesity on labour, intrapartual assessment and delivery. Methods Retrospective cohort analysis of n  = 11,681 deliveries supervised between 01 January 2000 and 31 December 2009. Results were analysed dividing the patients into two main groups according to their body mass index (BMI): group 1, control: BMI 18–24.9 and group 2 BMI, test >25. Subgroups were built: (0) BMI 25–29.9, (I) BMI 30–34.9, (II) BMI 35–39.9, (III) BMI >40. Exclusion criteria were defined as: delivery
ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-010-1502-5