Effect of body mass index on pregnancy outcome at Kampala international university western campus: cohort study
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Date
2011-11
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Kampala International University. School of Health Sciences Western Campus
Abstract
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.
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A dissertation is submitted as partial fulfillment for the award of degree of Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery.
Keywords
Pregnancy, Kampala international university western campus