Muawia Ali Ahmed
Obstetrics & Gynecology Consultant,, Maternity and Children Hospital, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
Publications
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Research Article
EFFECTS OF MATERNAL OBESITY ON QUALITY OF LIFE, FETAL DEVELOPMENT AND BIRTH OUTCOMES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s): Muawia Ali Ahmed*, Shouq hmoud Al ruwaili, Maha Mohammed Al-Shammri, Renad Mohammed A Alnasser, Mohamad Ziyad Alluheed and Taghreed Alhumaidi Alruwaili
Objectives: To compile the developmental and birth outcomes in obese women Methods: A thorough search of pertinent databases was done in order to find studies that satisfied the requirements for inclusion. A thorough search of PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Science Direct was conducted to find pertinent literature. Results: Ten studies, including a total of 763,265 obese women were included in our data. Nine studies considered a BMI ≥30 kg/m2 as obesity, while only one study used 25 kg/m2 as a cut-off point for obesity. Four studies reported that maternal obesity was a significant and modifiable risk factor for stillbirth incidence. Maternal obesity has also been associated with an increased risk of macrosomia, lower APGAR scores at one minute, lower APGAR scores at five minutes, increased rates of newborn .. Read More»