Maternal obesity trends in a large Irish university hospital

Maternal obesity trends in a large Irish university hospital

This study aimed to examine recent trends in maternal obesity. This retrospective observational study used routinely computerised clinical and sociodemographic data of women who presented for antenatal care in a large maternity hospital in Ireland during the eight years 2010-17. Women with complete...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology 2019-07, Vol.238, p.95-99
Hauptverfasser: Reynolds, Ciara M.E., Egan, Brendan, McMahon, Léan, O’Malley, Eimer G., Sheehan, Sharon R., Turner, Michael J.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Female
Hospitals, University - trends
Humans
Ireland - epidemiology
Maternal obesity
Maternity costs
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity trends
Obstetric interventions
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology
prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to examine recent trends in maternal obesity. This retrospective observational study used routinely computerised clinical and sociodemographic data of women who presented for antenatal care in a large maternity hospital in Ireland during the eight years 2010-17. Women with complete body mass index (BMI) data who delivered a baby weighing ≥500 g were included in the study. BMI was based on the measurement of weight and height and was categorised into the World Health Organizations (WHO) classifications. The number of women delivered was 67,949 and 99.1% had complete data. The overall obesity rate increased from 16.0% (95% CI 15.3–16.8%) in 2010 to 18.9% (95% CI 18.0–19.7%) in 2017 (+18.1%, p 
ISSN:0301-2115
1872-7654
DOI:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.05.003