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 IIObesityWomenComorbiditiesInductionOutcomesDeliveryRiskStillbirth, Inflammatory Markers, and Obesity: Results from the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network
Harrison MS, Thorsten VR, Dudley DJ, Parker CB, Koch MA, Hogue CJR, Stoll BJ, Silver RM, Varner MW, Pinar MH, Coustan DR, Saade GR, Bukowski RK, Conway DL, Willinger M, Reddy UM, Goldenberg RL. Stillbirth, Inflammatory Markers, and Obesity: Results from the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network. American Journal Of Perinatology 2018, 35: 1071-1078. PMID: 29609190, PMCID: PMC6436964, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1639340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood cell countElevated white blood cell countBody mass indexBlood cell countSerum ferritin levelsC-reactive protein levelsNormal body mass indexMaternal serum ferritinInflammatory markersNormal-weight womenHistologic chorioamnionitisC-reactive proteinSerum ferritinLive birthsFerritin levelsCell countLogistic regression modelsWeight womenBMI categoriesCategories of BMIMaternal serum ferritin levelsStillbirth Collaborative Research NetworkPrepregnancy body mass indexElevated body mass indexLogistic regression