Frequency of Intrauterine Growth Retardation in Obese Pregnant Females: A Cross Sectional Study in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals of Pakistan
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the frequency of intrauterine growth restriction in obese women.
The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, FFH and CMH Rawalpindi from 1st October 2020 to 1st February 2021.
Methodology: A total of 100 pregnant women with gestational age >26 weeks (assessed on LMP) having body mass index BMI >35 kg/m2 and 18 to 40 years of age were included. Patients with multiple pregnancies, CLD, CRF and chronic hypertension were excluded. After this, ultrasonography was done in each woman by the one consultant gynecologist and presence or absence of IUGR was noted.
Results: Age range in this study was from 18 to 40 years with mean age of 31.28 ± 4.09 years. Majority of the women 62 (62.0%) were between 31 to 40 years of age. Mean gestational age was 31.17 ± 2.47 weeks. Mean parity was 3.89 ± 0.91. Mean BMI was 40.38±2.59 kg/m2. Frequency of intrauterine growth restriction in obese women was seen in 18 (18.0%) women.
Conclusion: This study concluded that frequency of intrauterine growth restriction in obese women is quite high which shows obesity as a risk factor for IUGR.
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