Pregestational body mass index, weight gain during pregnancy and perinatal outcome: a retrospective descriptive study

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the pregestational body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy, and to associate data to perinatal outcomes of pregnant women from a Prenatal Care Program. Methods A retrospective study was carried out with 151 patients seen at the Healthy Gestation Program of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein . Data were collected from a medical chart review of the patients seen between March 2015 and March 2016. Results The chance of developing gestational diabetes for obese patients in early gestation was estimated at 7.5-fold as compared to patients with low or normal body mass index. Conclusion There was a significant association between obesity in early pregnancy and the occurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus in this population.

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Main Authors: Ferreira,Lais Assenheimer de Paula, Piccinato,Carla de Azevedo, Cordioli,Eduardo, Zlotnik,Eduardo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100212
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