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Lais Assenheimer de Paula Ferreira1, Carla de Azevedo Piccinato1, Eduardo Cordioli1
1Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
To analyze the pregestational body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy, and to associate data to perinatal outcomes of pregnant women from a Prenatal Care Program.
Methods:
A retrospective study was carried out with 151 patients seen at the Healthy Gestation Program of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein . Data were collected from a medical chart review of the patients seen between March 2015 and March 2016.
Results:
The chance of developing gestational diabetes for obese patients in early gestation was estimated at 7.5-fold as compared to patients with low or normal body mass index.
Conclusion:
There was a significant association between obesity in early pregnancy and the occurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus in this population.
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