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Prepregnancy body mass index as an important predictor of perinatal outcomes in Japanese

Authors: Maki Murakami, Masahide Ohmichi, Tatsuya Takahashi, Akiko Shibata, Akira Fukao, Nobuyuki Morisaki, Hirohisa Kurachi

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 4/2005

Abstract

Objective

The influence of maternal body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy and weight gain during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes in the Japanese population remains to be elucidated. Therefore, we estimated the risk of perinatal morbidity of the mother and infant with respect to maternal prepregnancy BMI and weight gain during pregnancy in Japanese.

Results

In the obese before pregnancy group, the risks of cesarean delivery, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes were significantly elevated compared with the normal group. In the underweight before pregnancy group, the risks of low birth weight infant and hospitalization of infant were elevated significantly.

Conclusion

However, weight gain during pregnancy did not show any significant influence on the perinatal outcomes of the mother or infant.

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Title: Prepregnancy body mass index as an important predictor of perinatal outcomes in Japanese
Authors: Maki Murakami
Masahide Ohmichi
Tatsuya Takahashi
Akiko Shibata
Akira Fukao
Nobuyuki Morisaki
Hirohisa Kurachi
Publication date: 01-04-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 4/2005
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-004-0629-7

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Prepregnancy body mass index as an important predictor of perinatal outcomes in Japanese

Abstract

Objective

Results

Conclusion

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Results

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