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Prepregnancy maternal body mass index and preterm delivery
Ali Khatibi1, Anne-Lise Brantsaeter, Verena Sengpiel
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/East, Gothenburg, Sweden. ali.khatibi_esfangani@vgregion.se
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of maternal prepregnancy body mass index on preterm delivery (PTD), controlling for health and lifestyle variables.
Study Design:
Prospective data were from 83,544 pregnancies in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. PTD was divided into early PTD (22 + 0 to 31 + 6 weeks' gestation) and late PTD (32 + 0 to 36 + 6 weeks' gestation).
Results:
The overall prevalence of PTD was 5.1%. Increased body mass index was associated with an increased risk of PTD; adjusted odds ratio (aOR) ranged from 1.11 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03-1.20) for preobesity to 2.00 (95% CI, 1.48-2.71) for grade-III obesity in the group that included all PTD subgroups. Grade-III obese women had an increased risk of both early and late PTD: aOR, 3.24 (95% CI, 1.71-6.14) and 1.81 (95% CI, 1.29-2.54), respectively.
Conclusion:
Prepregnancy maternal overweight increases the risk of both early and late PTD.
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