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    Effect of body mass index on pregnancy outcome at Kampala international university western campus: cohort study
    (Kampala International University. School of Health Sciences Western Campus, 2011-11) Ritho, Benjamin Mathenge
    The increasing population of overweight and obese women world-wide is a major public health concern now reaching epidemic proportions. Two thirds of these women are in the reproductive age which has critical consequences for fetal and maternal health. Maternal obesity has been shown to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as hypertension, diabetes , infections such a urinary tract infections (UTI), preterm labor, increased cesarean delivery; and poor neonatal outcomes such RDS, macrosomia and prematurity . Obesity thus results in increased maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality with increased costs of provision of healthcare. Objective This study was aimed at determining the effect of high maternal body mass index (BMI) i.e. ≥ 25 and gestational weight gain on pregnancy outcomes. Study setting The study was carried out at the Kampala International University Teaching Hospital labour ward Study design This study was designed as a hospital based cohort study Study population This was comprised of mothers coming to KIU-TH for delivery. A total of 60 women were recruited into the study, the exposed group were women with increased BMI i.e. >25 and the unexposed were women with normal BMI i.e. 18.5-24.9.The exposed were 31 in total and were further divided into overweight group (BMI 25-29.9) with 15 women and obese group (BMI 30-34.9) with 16 women. The unexposed were 29 in number.