Neonatal Morbidity in the Offspring of Obese Women Without Hypertension or Diabetes
Polnaszek BE, Raghuraman N, Lopez JD, Frolova AL, Wesevich V, Tuuli MG, Cahill AG. Neonatal Morbidity in the Offspring of Obese Women Without Hypertension or Diabetes. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 132: 835-841. PMID: 30130347, PMCID: PMC7202404, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite neonatal morbidityNeonatal morbidityHypertensive disordersObese patientsTherapeutic hypothermiaNonobese womenPrimary outcomeOdds ratioProspective single-center cohort studySingle-center cohort studyNeonatal neurologic morbidityOffspring of obeseHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyIndependent risk factorSignificant neonatal morbidityAdjusted odds ratioMultivariable logistic regressionWeeks of gestationMaternal obesityNeurologic morbidityCohort studyMeconium aspirationObese womenSingleton deliveriesRespiratory distress