The Impact of Obesity on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes

Overview

Body Mass Index is an index that is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity in adults. It is defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.The growing epidemic of obesity in our society has become a major public health issue where the proportion of overweight and obese among women aged 15-59 have increased from 68 percent in 2008 to 76 percent in 2015

Full Title of Study: “The Impact of Obesity on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes; Analytic Cross Sectional Study”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design
    • Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
  • Study Primary Completion Date: October 2018

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • obese
    • Body mass index >30 Kilogram/m2
  • non-obese
    • Body mass index <30 Kilogram/m2

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • The incidence of preeclampsia in both groups
    • Time Frame: 24 hours
    • The number of women who develop hypertension with proteinuria in pregnancy

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • pregnant women – single fetus – gestational age >28weeks Exclusion Criteria:

  • patient refusal – multifetal pregnancy – Medical illness prior to pregnancy.

Gender Eligibility: Female

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: 40 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Assiut University
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Ahmed Mohamed Abbas, principal investigator – Assiut University
  • Overall Contact(s)
    • Norhan Tarek, MBBCh, 00201091467612, noor.647@yahoo.com

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