Obesity: implications for labour and puerperium

Autor:	Patrick O'Brien, Sukrutha Veerareddy, Asma Khalil
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Gynecology medicine.medical_specialty Evidence-based practice business.industry Perinatal complications Public health Psychological intervention medicine.disease Obesity Review article Gestational diabetes Maternity and Midwifery medicine Intensive care medicine business Developed country
Zdroj:	British Journal of Midwifery. 17:360-362
ISSN:	2052-4307 0969-4900
DOI:	10.12968/bjom.2009.17.6.42603
Popis:	Obesity is a major public health problem in maternity care. The prevalence is increasing, particularly in economically developed countries, and few interventions are evidence based. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of multiple maternal and perinatal complications. These complications seem to be partly mediated by increased birth weight and increased rates of co-morbidities such as gestational diabetes, and partly mediated by other poorly defined mechanisms. The objective of this review article was to describe the implications of obesity for labour and delivery, and discuss interventions aimed at preventing peripartum complications in this group of women.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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