Pre-pregnancy body mass index and foeto-maternal outcomes

Ziel: To evaluate the effect of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) on the foeto-maternal outcomes. Methodik: We retrospectively analyzed data collected between 2004 and 2008 (5 years) in a tertiary center for foeto-maternal medicine in Northeast Italy about single pregnancies. We considered for the study the first 700 deliveries of every year, excluding those with incomplete files or absence of per-pregnancy BMI value. BMI categories are based on WHO classification. Ergebnis: 3284 single pregnancies were included. Overweight and obesity have been increasing during the study period but without statistical signif…