Obesity, obstetric complications and cesarean delivery rate--a population-based screening study.

By Joshua L. Weiss, F. Malone, D. Emig, R. Ball, D. Nyberg, C. Comstock, G. Saade, K. Eddleman, Suzanne M Carter, S. Craigo and 2 more. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2004

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Subfields: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery

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• The impact of maternal obesity on maternal and fetal health. (2008, background): “Maternal obesity is associated with an increased risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including preeclampsia (gestational proteinuric hypertension), with an odds ratio (OR) of between 2 and 3.(17) The risk increases linearly as BMI increases.”