Neonatal outcome by planned mode of delivery in women with a body mass index of 35 or more: a retrospective cohort study

Objective To compare neonatal outcomes of women with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥35 kg/m 2 who underwent a trial of labour with those of women who underwent a planned primary caesarean section (CS). Design A retrospective cohort study of births between April 2012 and March 2014. Setting A provincial database: Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) Ontario, Canada. Population A cohort of 8752 women with a BMI of ≥35 kg/m 2 who had a...