Despite a rising prevalence worldwide, there is limited data on pregnancy outcome among African women with prepregnancy or early pregnancy obesity. This was a case-control study to determine the prevalence of maternal obesity in early pregnancy and compare the subsequent pregnancy outcome between 201 women with obesity and 201 non-obese controls in a University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria. The prevalence of obesity in early pregnancy was 9.63%. Obesity was significantly associated with advanced maternal age and parity ≥1. It was also a risk factor for pregnancy induced hypertension, admissions during pregnancy, caesarean delivery and associated with 5th minute apgar score ≤3 (0.044). Obesity in early pregnancy is a risk factor for adverse ...
Background: Maternal obesity is associated with several adverse reproductive outcomes. It is a growi...
The prevalence of excess adiposity is increasing in less developed countries. This study explored th...
Funding: This work was supported by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.Pe...
Despite a rising prevalence worldwide, there is limited data on pregnancy outcome among African wome...
Despite a rising prevalence worldwide, there is limited data on pregnancy outcome among African wome...
Background: Maternal weight is one of the factors that influence obstetric outcome. Women therefore ...
Chukwuemeka A Iyoke,1 George O Ugwu,1 Frank O Ezugwu,2 Osaheni L Lawani,3 Azubuike K Onyebuchi31Depa...
Introduction: Obesity in pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. In this stud...
Abstract: Background: An obese pregnant woman is at increased risk of pregnancy complications with r...
Obesity and overweight are not only problem of developed nations but also an increasing problem in d...
Obesity is a nutrition problem of modern society, its prevalence is rising so rapidly in many count...
Obesity predisposes pregnant women to increased risk of pregnancy complications for mother and fetus...
Overweight, obesity or morbid obesity has been shown to have a deleterious effect on the mother and ...
Background: Obesity in pregnancy is a global health problem which is associated with poor pregnancy ...
Motivation/Background: Little is known of adverse pregnancy outcomes resulting from Excess Gestation...
Background: Maternal obesity is associated with several adverse reproductive outcomes. It is a growi...
The prevalence of excess adiposity is increasing in less developed countries. This study explored th...
Funding: This work was supported by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.Pe...
Despite a rising prevalence worldwide, there is limited data on pregnancy outcome among African wome...
Despite a rising prevalence worldwide, there is limited data on pregnancy outcome among African wome...
Background: Maternal weight is one of the factors that influence obstetric outcome. Women therefore ...
Chukwuemeka A Iyoke,1 George O Ugwu,1 Frank O Ezugwu,2 Osaheni L Lawani,3 Azubuike K Onyebuchi31Depa...
Introduction: Obesity in pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. In this stud...
Abstract: Background: An obese pregnant woman is at increased risk of pregnancy complications with r...
Obesity and overweight are not only problem of developed nations but also an increasing problem in d...
Obesity is a nutrition problem of modern society, its prevalence is rising so rapidly in many count...
Obesity predisposes pregnant women to increased risk of pregnancy complications for mother and fetus...
Overweight, obesity or morbid obesity has been shown to have a deleterious effect on the mother and ...
Background: Obesity in pregnancy is a global health problem which is associated with poor pregnancy ...
Motivation/Background: Little is known of adverse pregnancy outcomes resulting from Excess Gestation...
Background: Maternal obesity is associated with several adverse reproductive outcomes. It is a growi...
The prevalence of excess adiposity is increasing in less developed countries. This study explored th...
Funding: This work was supported by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.Pe...