Outcome of pregnancy in a woman with an increased body mass index

To show the increased risk of adverse outcomes in labour and fetomaternal morbidity in obese women (BMI > 30).A population-based observational study.University Hospital of Wales. The study sample was drawn from the Cardiff Births Survey, a population-based database comprising of a total of 60,167 deliveries in the South Glamorgan area between 1990 and 1999. Population Primigravid women with a singleton uncomplicated pregnancy with cephalic...