Diabetes during Pregnancy: Influence of Body Mass Index on Composite Morbidity

• Published in: American journal of perinatology reports Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. e128 - e133
• Main Authors: O'Neil Dudley, Amy E., Jenner, Zachary B., Mendez-Figueroa, Hector, Ellis, Viviana S., Chauhan, Suneet P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA Thieme Medical Publishers 01.04.2017; Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc
• Subjects: bmi; body mass index; Case Report; composite maternal morbidity; composite neonatal morbidity; diabetes; obesity; pregnancy; MM; composite maternal morbidity; body mass index; pregnancy; composite neonatal morbidity; diabetes; obesity; NM; BMI

Abstract Objective  This study aims to compare composite maternal and neonatal morbidities (MM, NM) among pregnant women with diabetes mellitus whose body mass index (BMI) at delivery was < 30 (group 1), 30.0 to 39.9 (group 2), and ≥ 40 kg/m 2 (group 3). We hypothesized that increased BMI class a...