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Is there any materno- foetal risks in mothers with gestational weight gain (WHO & IOM) based on their pre-pregnancy body mass indices? Our experience in a tertiary care teaching institution in North Kerala

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Author Details : Heera Shenoy Trivikrama*, Remash K , Nirupama A Y , Naseemabeevi A , Swapnalakshmi Durvasula

Volume : 11, Issue : 2, Year : 2024

Article Page : 157-161

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijogr.2024.033

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Abstract

Objective: This research was done to learn the impact of pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain (GWG) on subsequent risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes in a tertiary care teaching institution in North Kerala, India.
Design: A descriptive study in a tertiary care teaching institution in Kozhikode, North Kerala.
Participants: 296 singleton pregnant women with BMI categorised as per Asian Standards and adverse maternal outcomes were looked out for.
Pregnant women were underweight (82.8%) achieved less than recommended weight during pregnancy as compared to 18.4% obese mothers. Mothers with high BMI gained more than recommended weight during pregnancy as compared to the underweight and normal weight woman. GDM was 3.03 times(p=0.019)and Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy was 1.116 times more common in higher pre-pregnancy BMI mothers. In the present study, gestational weight gain had no impact on maternal anaemia, Gestational diabetes, Gestational hypertension, foetal growth restriction and rate of caesarean deliveries. A statistically significant positive correlation was obtained between pre-pregnancy BMI and baby weight, p<0 p=0.005.> Conclusions: Weight gain during pregnancy had no significant impact on maternal pregnancy outcomes and caesarean delivery.
 

Keywords: Asian Indians, Gestational weight gain, Institute of Medicine, Pregnancy outcomes, World Health Organization.

How to cite : Trivikrama H S, Remash K, Nirupama A Y, Naseemabeevi A, Durvasula S, Is there any materno- foetal risks in mothers with gestational weight gain (WHO & IOM) based on their pre-pregnancy body mass indices? Our experience in a tertiary care teaching institution in North Kerala. Indian J Obstet Gynecol Res 2024;11(2):157-161

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