The effect of obesity on the onset of spontaneous labor and scheduled delivery rates in term pregnancies |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Health Sciences University Diyarbak?r Gazi Ya?argil Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbak?r, Turkey;2. Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy;3. Department of Endocrinology, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, Mexico City, Mexico;4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan;6. Department of Biological Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveTo determine the effect of obesity on the onset of spontaneous labor, scheduled delivery rates and perinatal outcomes in term pregnancies.Material and methods242 obese and 244 non-obese pregnant women ≥37 gestational weeks were compared in terms of the onset of spontaneous labor, scheduled delivery rates and perinatal outcomes.ResultsObese pregnant women had statistically significantly lower onset of spontaneous labor and higher rates of scheduled delivery. No difference was determined in respect of the type of delivery, 1st and 5th minutes APGAR scores and the need for intensive care. Higher values of birth weight, large for gestational age, macrosomia, gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia were determined in obese women.ConclusionThe onset of spontaneous labor rates in term obese pregnancies were lower and scheduled delivery rates were higher than in the non-obese pregnancies. However, more extensive studies are needed to better understand this relationship. |
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| Keywords: | Pregnancy Obesity Delivery Labor Pregnancy outcomes |
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