title: Obesity and fetal-maternal outcomes.
abstract: In women Obesity has a significant impact on every aspect of female reproductive life both in terms of infertility and early pregnancy complications. It is linked to a number of adverse obstetric outcomes as well as increased maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. These complications include miscarriage, congenital abnormalities, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, iatrogenic preterm delivery, post-dates pregangy with increased rates of induction of labour, caesarian section and complications during and following operative procedures, post-partum haemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, infection, venous thromboembolism and increased hospital day. It is important to consider obese pregnant women as a high risk group with a linear increase in risk of complications associated with their degree of obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Universitario "G. Martino", Messina, Italia.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinatale
authors.forename: Santina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ermito
authors.forename: Ilenia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fonti
authors.forename: Rosalba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cacciatore
authors.forename: Mattea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: La Rosa