title: Perinatal outcomes of maternal overweight and obesity in term infants: a population-based cohort study in Canada.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of increased pre-pregnancy maternal body mass index (BMI) on perinatal outcomes in term, singleton pregnancies who received prenatal care in community-based practices. The sample of 1996 infants included in the study was drawn from the All Our Babies Study, a prospective pregnancy cohort from Calgary. Multivariable logistic regression explored the relationship between the main outcomes, infant birth weight, Apgar score, admission to neonatal intensive care (NICU) and newborn duration of hospitalization, and BMI prior to pregnancy. Approximately 10% of the infants were macrosoms, 1.5% had a low Apgar score (<7 at 5 min), 6% were admitted to intensive care and 96% were discharged within 48 h after delivery. Although the infants of overweight and obese women were more likely to have increased birth weight as compared to infants of normal weight women, there were no differences in Apgar score, admission to NICU, or length of postnatal hospital stay among groups. This study suggests that in otherwise healthy term, singleton pregnancies, obesity does not seem to increase the risk of severe fetal impairment, neonatal admission to intensive care or duration of postnatal hospitalization.
authors: 1] Department of Paediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada [2] Department of Physiology &Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada [3] Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health (ACHRI), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada.
authors: Angela Elena
authors: AE
authors: Vinturache
authors: 1] Department of Paediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada [2] Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health (ACHRI), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada.
authors: Sheila
authors: S
authors: McDonald
authors: 1] Department of Physiology &Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada [2] Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health (ACHRI), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada.
authors: Donna
authors: D
authors: Slater
authors: 1] Department of Paediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada [2] Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health (ACHRI), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada.
authors: Suzanne
authors: S
authors: Tough
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011446:Prospective Studies