1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Babylon Collage of Medicine, University of Babylon, Hilla Republic of Iraq
2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Al-Karama General Hospital
3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Abugraib General Hospital
Online published on 19 July, 2019.
Obesity is the most common health problem in reproductive age women. The obesity is a heterogeneous illness in which multiple factors interact to produce a state of positive energy balance, which leads to the increase in body weight.
To assess the effect of obesity on the mode of delivery and infant birth weight
A cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of OBG, Babylon Teaching hospital for Maternity and child complex from the 1st of Jun 2017 to the end of May 2018.
Mean age of the respondents was (27.2 ± 9.1) years. (40.4%) of the women were primigravida and (59.6%) were multigravida. (46.5%) were with NVD and (53.5%) delivered by cesarean section. 1108 of the infant were delivered with birth weight ≥4 kg and those who mother with morbidly obese were the main group (29.9%). The caesarean section is increased as the BMI was increased (18.6% for normal to 44.7 for morbidly obese). Birth weight ≥4 kg was increased as the BMI was increased
Caesarean section and infant birth weight ≥4 kg were increased as the BMI of the women were increased.
Obesity, NVD, BMI, primigravida, multigravida
