[Pregnancy and labor in underweight pregnant patients].
The impact of underweight (Broca-index < 78%) on pregnancy, delivery and puerperium were studied in 104 matched pairs. Match criteria were: age, parity, and height. Underweighed pregnant women were significantly more likely to have an multitude of adverse outcomes, including hypotension (p = 0.0001), anemia (p = 0.02), premature labor (p = 0.0001), premature delivery (p = 0.009), small for gestational age (p = 0.02), hyperbilirubinemia (p = 0.02) and a higher rate of neonatal admission to the intensive care unit (p = 0.03). Underweighed women are at high risk for maternal and perinatal outcome.
Villena-Heinsen
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Universitätsfrauenklinik und Poliklinik mit Hebammenlehranstalt Homburg/Saar.
Luxner
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Friedrich
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Quijano
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Schmidt
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D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000175:diagnosis; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013851:Thinness / Q000175:diagnosis*