PREGNANCY OUTCOME IN FEMALES WITH HIGH BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)

Abstract

Objective: To determine the various pregnancy outcomes in females with high pre pregnancy BMI.

Study Design: Descriptive case series.

Setting: Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan.

Duration: 30-06-2016 to 31-12-2017.

Methodology; In the present study, pregnant females with age of gestation less than 12 weeks presenting with their first ante natal visit falling in the age range of 20-40 years having pre pregnancy BMI > 25 kg/m²  were included. Then these cases were followed for their whole pregnancy to look for various outcomes.

Results; In the present study there were 150 subjects enrolled with high pre pregnancy BMI. Mean age of the participants was 28.41±4.67 year and mean BMI was 28.31±3.57 kg/m². Regarding various outcome the most common one was C section which was seen in 42 (28%) of the cases, followed by PIH seen in 35 (23.34%) of the cases, while pregnancy remained uneventful in only 21 (14%) of the cases.

Conclusion: High pre pregnancy BMI leads to various complication, which are seen in almost 8 out of 10 cases and the most common one is C section.

Key words: BMI, C section, PIH