Abstract

OBESITY AS RISK DURING PREGNANCY IN MOTHER & NEW BORN

Maria Ayub*, Hira Rizwan, Sumaiya Ahmed, Rabiya Shahid, Rimsha Siddique and Nimra Khanum

ABSTRACT

Excess weight gain during pregnancy cause obesity in the baby. This may be linked with the other diseases during pregnancy like diabetes, Hypertension or obesity cause mother obese and alternatively her baby gain too much weight at their birth. We estimated the association of excess weight gaining during pregnancy and its effect on her baby as obesity in the baby. In this survey based study we survey different hospital and collect the data from normal and obese mother and estimated that are obesity in mother may affects her baby health or not. We collect data from 50% obese mothers and her average baby weight lay in between 8-9 pound in 32% and 10 pound weight in 10%. Whereas in normal 50% mother her average baby weight lay in between 6-8 pounds in weight in 26% and 3-5 pounds weight in 24% in normal weight mothers. The percentage of obese child birth is more in obese mother as compared to normal mother. The ratio of birth defects observed in obese mom children are only 2% and in normal mom babes it is up to 4% which shows that obesity may not the cause of birth defect in fetus. Excess weight during pregnancy may cause obesity in offspring. But it does not affect the baby too much cause the normal healthy weight of babies lay in between 9-10 pounds .But the disease associated with pregnancy are increased more in obese moms like HTN, Diabetes, Obesity remain after pregnancy as compared to normal weight carrying mothers.

Keywords: Obesity, obesity in pregnancy, causes, consequences, BMI, shoulder dystocia.