Maternal Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain and Their Association with Pregnancy Complications and Perinatal Conditions

Martin Simko, Adrian Totka, Diana Vondrova, Martin Samohyl, Jana Jurkovicova, Michal Trnka, Anna Cibulkova, Juraj Stofko and Lubica Argalasova
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Martin Simko: IInd Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia
Adrian Totka: IInd Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia
Diana Vondrova: Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia
Martin Samohyl: Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia
Jana Jurkovicova: Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia
Michal Trnka: Institute of Medical Physics, Biophysics, Informatics, and Telemedicine Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia
Anna Cibulkova: Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia
Juraj Stofko: Institute of Physiotherapy, Balneology and Medical Rehabilitation, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, 91701, Slovakia
Lubica Argalasova: Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of selected pregnancy pathologies statistically depending on overweight/obesity and excessive maternal weight gain during pregnancy on women who gave birth in the years 2013–2015 at the Second Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University Hospital in Bratislava, Slovakia. In a retrospective study, we analyzed data gathered from the sample, which consisted of 7122 women. Our results suggest a statistically significant, higher risk for the groups of women with overweight and obesity and gestational hypertension (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 15.3; 95% CI 9.0−25.8 for obesity), preeclampsia (AOR = 3.4; 95% CI 1.9−6.0 for overweight and AOR = 13.2; 95% CI 7.7−22.5 for obesity), and gestational diabetes mellitus (AOR = 1.9; 95% CI 1.2−2.9 for overweight and AOR = 2.4; 95% CI 1.4−4.0 for obesity). A higher incidence of pregnancies terminated by cesarean section was observed in the group of obese women. Gestational weight gain above IOM (Institute of Medicine) recommendations was associated with a higher risk of pregnancy terminated by C-section (AOR = 1.2; 95% CI 1.0−1.3), gestational hypertension (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.0−2.7), and infant macrosomia (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.3−2.1). Overweight and obesity during pregnancy significantly contribute to the development of pregnancy pathologies and increased incidence of cesarean section. Systematic efforts to reduce weight before pregnancy through prepregnancy dietary counseling, regular physical activity, and healthy lifestyle should be the primary goal.

Keywords: retrospective hospital-based study; overweight; obesity; pregnancy pathologies; caesarean section; weight gain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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