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Gunatilake RP, Perlow JH. Obesity and pregnancy: clinical management of the obese gravida. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204(2):106-19doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.10.002.
Gunatilake, R. P., & Perlow, J. H. (2011). Obesity and pregnancy: clinical management of the obese gravida. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 204(2), 106-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2010.10.002
Gunatilake, Ravindu P, and Perlow, Jordan H. "Obesity and pregnancy: clinical management of the obese gravida." American journal of obstetrics and gynecology vol. 204,2 (2011): 106-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2010.10.002
Gunatilake RP, Perlow JH. Obesity and pregnancy: clinical management of the obese gravida. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb;204(2):106-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.10.002. PMID: 21284965.
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Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb;204(2):106-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.10.002.

Obesity and pregnancy: clinical management of the obese gravida.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Ravindu P Gunatilake, Jordan H Perlow

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  1. Phoenix Perinatal Associates, Obstetrix Medical Group of Phoenix, Department ofMaternal-Fetal Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

PMID: 21284965 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.10.002

Abstract

In recent years, the prevalence of obesity in the United States has risen dramatically, especially among women of reproductive age. Research that has specifically evaluated pregnancy outcomes among obese parturients has allowed for a better understanding of the myriad adverse perinatal complications that are observed with significantly greater frequency in the obese pregnant population. The antepartum, intrapartum, intraoperative, postoperative, and postpartum periods are all times in which the obese pregnant woman is at greater risk for adverse maternal-fetal outcomes, compared with her ideal bodyweight counterpart. Comorbid medical conditions that commonly are associated with obesity further accentuate perinatal risks. All obese pregnant women should be counseled regarding these risks, and strategies should be used to improve perinatal outcome whenever possible. Obese women of reproductive age ideally should be counseled before conception and advised to achieve ideal bodyweight before pregnancy.

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