Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017

ADVERSE EFFECTS OF OBESITY ON PREGNANCY

Dr Jeyakrishna. I, Dr Durgadevi . C

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 “A pregnancy is defined as high risk, when the probability of an adverse outcome for the mother or child is increased over the base line risk of that outcome among the general population by the presence of one or more ascertainable risk factors”. “One such pre–existing maternal morbidity that makes a pregnancy high risk is obesity”. The magnitude of the obesity prevalence has been increasing in developed and developing nations, though in varying degrees. Obesity promotes, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke etc. It becomes a major issue when it affects the women of reproductive age group, as obesity makes a pregnancy high risk, by the increased incidence of gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, labour induction, increased cesarean rates, anesthetic complications, postoperative morbidity, prolonged hospital stay etc.. They are at increased risk of macrsomia and NICU admission. So prenatal counseling plays a vital role in identifying women who are obese. Advice on weight reduction before planning for pregnancy reduce the morbidity due to obesity.

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Dr Jeyakrishna.I, Dr Durgadevi .C, ADVERSE EFFECTS OF OBESITY ON PREGNANCY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾6 | June‾2017

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