Pregestational Overweight/Obesity Are Associated With C-Section and LGA Newborns in Women Attended in the Public Health System in Chile Between 2015-2017
August 2019
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TLDR Being overweight or obese before pregnancy increases the risk of having a C-section and a larger-than-normal baby in Chile's public health system.
The document reports on a study that found pre-gestational maternal excessive weight (PMEW) to be a risk factor for Cesarean sections (C-sections) and increased instances of large for gestational age (LGA) newborns among women in the public health system in Chile from 2015 to 2017. The study was a retrospective, quantitative, and correlation analysis of 6015 delivery records from the Hospital San Camilo in San Felipe, Chile. Results showed that 55.6% of the total deliveries were by C-section, with higher rates in women with PMEW compared to those with normal or underweight. Additionally, the number of LGA newborns was higher in deliveries that went to C-section in PMEW compared to other groups. The study concluded that PMEW is a significant risk factor for C-sections and LGA newborns in the studied population.
