title: Obesity as a complication of pregnancy and labor.
abstract: Over the last 40 years, there have been significant increases in the rates of overweight and obesity in childbearing women. There has been a parallel increase in the rates of pregnancy complications including hypertension, diabetes, fetal macrosomia, and complications of delivery. Caregivers can focus on appropriate interventions during pregnancy and childbirth to improve outcomes and prevent harm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. jkriebs@umm.edu
authors.forename: Jan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kriebs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology