Assessing the Impact of Obesity on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes among Saudi Women
<i>Background:</i> The rising prevalence of obesity has a significant impact on obstetrics practice regarding maternal and perinatal complications includes recurrent miscarriage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and prolonged labor. <i>Objective:&...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Nursing Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/11/2/27 |
| Summary: | <i>Background:</i> The rising prevalence of obesity has a significant impact on obstetrics practice regarding maternal and perinatal complications includes recurrent miscarriage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and prolonged labor. <i>Objective:</i> To assess the impact of obesity on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes among Saudi women. <i>Methods:</i> The study was conducted at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Jeddah. <i>Design</i>: A cross-sectional retrospective design. A total number of 186 participants were recruited from July to December 2018 according to eligibility criteria. <i>The</i> data were collected retrospectively by a review of the chart records of the labor and delivery department. <i>Results:</i> The mean (SD) age of participants was 31.94 (5.67) years old; two-thirds were in obesity class I. There was a significant association between obesity and pre-existing thyroid disease and induced hypertension class III. However, episiotomy showed that obesity class III was significantly different from obesity class II. <i>Conclusion:</i> This study concludes obesity affects the outcomes of pregnant Saudi associations between obesity and preeclampsia, perineal tears, and episiotomy variables, and other variables reflect no associations. <i>Recommendations:</i> Further studies are needed to generalize the results. This study endorses the pregnant women start the antenatal follow-up from 1st trimester so, the data will be available on the system for research. |
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| ISSN: | 2039-439X 2039-4403 |