Prospective study of the effect of maternal body mass index on labor progress in nulliparous women in Egypt

Prospective study of the effect of maternal body mass index on labor progress in nulliparous women in Egypt

Objective To evaluate the impact of maternal body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) on labor progress in nulliparous women. Methods The present prospective cohort study enrolled primigravidae admitted to Kasr Al Ainy hospital, Cairo Univers...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of gynecology and obstetrics 2017-12, Vol.139 (3), p.329-335
Hauptverfasser: Maged, Ahmed M., Belal, Doaa S., Marie, Heba M., Rashwan, Hamsa, Abdelaziz, Suzy, Gabr, Amir A., Elzayat, Ahmed R.
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Sprache:eng
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Body mass index
Labor progress
Prolonged labor
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To evaluate the impact of maternal body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) on labor progress in nulliparous women. Methods The present prospective cohort study enrolled primigravidae admitted to Kasr Al Ainy hospital, Cairo University, Egypt, during active labor between February 1, 2016, and February 28, 2017. Patients were classified into three equal groups using their BMI at admission: underweight (
ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1002/ijgo.12322