title: Risk Factors for Macrosomia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify risk factors for macrosomic babies.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional analytical study was carried out in the University Teaching Hospital and the Central Hospital of Yaoundé (Cameroon) from October 1st, 2012 to March 31st, 2013. Women who gave birth to ≥4,000 or 3,000-3,499 g babies were recruited. Variables recorded were fetal sex and birth weight, gestational age, maternal age, parity, mother's body mass index (BMI), weight gain during pregnancy, previous macrosomia, and father's BMI. Fisher exact test and student t-test were used for comparison. Level of significance was P < 0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Main risk factors for macrosomia are delivery of a previous macrosomic baby (OR 13.1), maternal weight gain ≥16 kg (OR 10.2), parity ≥3 (OR 4.8), father's BMI ≥30 (OR 3.7), male sex (OR 2.2), and post-term (OR 1.9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Father's obesity should be added among the known risk factors for macrosomia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Teaching Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, PO Box 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nkwabong
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, PO Box 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Guilherme Roger
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Nzalli Tangho
keywords: Cameroon; Macrosomia; Risk factors