2023
Short-term neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity
Dinsmoor M, Ugwu L, Bailit J, Reddy U, Wapner R, Varner M, Thorp J, Caritis S, Prasad M, Tita A, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Rouse D, Blackwell S, Tolosa J, Network E. Short-term neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2023, 5: 100874. PMID: 36690180, PMCID: PMC10065915, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.100874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite neonatal morbidityNeonatal outcomesBody mass indexWeeks of gestationMaternal obesityNeonatal morbidityMorbid obesityMass indexReference groupIntraventricular hemorrhage grade 3Short-term neonatal outcomesCohort of deliveriesComposite neonatal outcomeSuper morbid obesityHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyPrevious cesarean deliveryRespiratory distress syndromeChronic hypertensionPreterm deliveryBaseline characteristicsCesarean deliveryComposite outcomeMaternal heightMaternal preeclampsiaObese patients
2018
Nonmedically Indicated Induction in Morbidly Obese Women is Not Associated With an Increased Risk of Cesarean Delivery
Kawakita T, Iqbal S, Huang C, Reddy U. Nonmedically Indicated Induction in Morbidly Obese Women is Not Associated With an Increased Risk of Cesarean Delivery. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2018, 38: 125-126. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000542343.43890.b0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInduction of laborMorbidly obese womenCesarean deliveryObese womenExpectant managementClass III obesityRetrospective cohort studyNormal-weight womenIndicated inductionMaternal comorbiditiesMorbid obesityNeonatal outcomesCohort studySecondary outcomesWeeks' gestationRisk factorsHigh prevalenceClass IIObesityWomenComorbiditiesInductionOutcomesDeliveryRisk