Table 3.
Obesity and foetal/perinatal outcome
| Outcome | Non-obese | Obese | P value | Odds ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscarriage | 2 (2%) | 9 (9%) | 0.03 | 4.85 (1.02–23.03) |
| Congenital Malformation | 1 (1%) | 5 (5%) | 0.09 | |
| Meconium-stained Amniotic fluida | 16 (16.16%) | 11 (11.96%) | 0.40 | |
| Preterm deliverya | 4 (4.04%) | 15 (16.30%) | 0.00 | 4.63 (1.47–14.51) |
| Spontaneous Preterm deliveryb | 2 (2.06%) | 4 (4.94%) | 0.33 | |
| Medically induced preterm deliveryc | 2 (2.06%) | 11 (12.5%) | 0.01 | 6.79 (1.46–31.53) |
| Shoulder dystociad | 0 (0%) | 4 (7.27%) | 0.01 | Can not be calculated |
| Birth asphyxiaa | 8 (8.08%) | 10 (10.87%) | 0.51 | |
| Large for gestational agea | 2 (2.02%) | 10 (10.87%) | 0.01 | 5.91 (1.26–27.76) |
| Hyperbillirubinemiaa | 5 (5.05%) | 17 (18.48%) | 0.00 | 4.26 (1.50–12.08) |
| NICU admissiona | 6 (6.06%) | 16 (17.39%) | 0.01 | 3.26 (1.22–8.75) |
| Perinatal mortalitya | 0 (0%) | 3 (3.26%) | 0.07 |
aTotal number of births = total number of neonates
bMedically induced preterm excluded
cSpontaneous preterm excluded
dOnly vaginal birth cases