The impact of maternal obesity on pregnancy outcome at Assiut University Hospital

الملخص EN

Obesity, an excess amount of body fat, frequently results in significant impairment of health including pregnancy outcome, the aim was to compare pregnancy outcome (Maternal + Perinatal) between two groups of obese and non obese women.

A prospective observational comparative study.

Labor ward, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut.

Women were recruited from those admitted to labor ward during a period of six months.

Routine data; personal, obstetric, medical and surgical histories were collected.

For the purpose of this study, obesity will be defined as Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30.

A special sheet for data collection was designed.

There was no statistical significance in terms of demographic characters in both groups.

Obese women had more medical complications than non-obese women mainly : Diabetes mellitus, gestational or IDDM, chronic hypertension and placenta previa.

There was as difference in CS rat between both groups.

Perinatal outcome was similar in both groups with higher birth weights and more admissions to NICU for babies of obese mothers.

Obesity seems to have a negative impact on pregnancy outcome; both maternal and perinatal.

This issue should be addressed further in a larger study.