Pregnancy complications and outcomes among overweight and obese nulliparous women

dc.contributor.author	Baeten, JM
dc.contributor.author	Bukusi, EA
dc.contributor.author	Lambe, M
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-12T09:32:45Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-12T09:32:45Z
dc.date.issued	2001-03
dc.identifier.citation	Am J Public Health. 2001 Mar;91(3):436-40.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32129
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11236410
dc.description.abstract	This study examined the associations between prepregnancy weight and the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse outcomes among nulliparous women. We conducted a population-based cohort study with 96,801 Washington State birth certificates from 1992 to 1996. Women were categorized by body mass index. Multivariate logistic regression was performed. The rate of occurrence of most of the outcomes increased with increasing body mass index category. Compared with lean women, both overweight and obese women had a significantly increased risk for gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, eclampsia, cesarean delivery, and delivery of a macrosomic infant. Among nulliparous women, not only prepregnancy obesity but also overweight increases the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Washington	en
dc.title	Pregnancy complications and outcomes among overweight and obese nulliparous women	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Department of Epidemiology	en