Obesity Committee Maternal-fetal health risks in women with a diagnosis of obesity prior to pregnancy

Authors

  • Susana Gutt Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Juliana Mociulsky Argentine Diabetes Society (SAD), Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • María Yuma Center for Diabetes and Associated Diseases, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v58i1Sup.765

Keywords:

maternal obesity, maternal health, fetal health

Abstract

Maternal obesity is associated with unfavorable outcomes for the mother and baby.

The criteria used for the review of the literature in relation to obesity and healthy weight were the WHO parameters. Regarding the results, we looked for the risks and complications for pregnancy, mother and/or newborn.

The aim is to identify risks for women with pregestational obesity and the newborn, compared with pregnant women with a healthy weight.

Pregestational obesity is associated with maternal-fetal morbidity, cesarean delivery and reduced ability to initiate and sustain breastfeeding.

Women of childbearing age with obesity who seek pregnancy should schedule their pregnancy and integrate a pre-pregnancy weight loss program to reduce the burden of maternal and fetal outcomes caused by maternal obesity.

Author Biographies

Susana Gutt, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Juliana Mociulsky, Argentine Diabetes Society (SAD), Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical specialist in Endocrinology, Obesity, diabetes and nutrition clinic, Coordinator of the Obesity Committee

María Yuma, Center for Diabetes and Associated Diseases, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Master in Diabetes

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2024-04-01

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Gutt, S., Mociulsky, J., & Yuma, M. (2024). Obesity Committee Maternal-fetal health risks in women with a diagnosis of obesity prior to pregnancy. Journal of the Argentine Society of Diabetes, 58(1Sup), 42–45. https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v58i1Sup.765

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Vol. 58 No. 1Sup (2024): January/April 2024

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