US EditionObstetric Outcomes During Delivery Hospitalizations Among Obese Pregnant Women in the United States
- A study published on June 3, 2025, tracked 9,540 children born between 2007 and 2010 in Bradford, U.K., to assess infection-related hospital admissions linked to maternal obesity.
- Researchers investigated how mothers with severe obesity impacted children's infection risk amid rising maternal obesity rates nearly doubling since the 1990s.
- The study found children of severely obese mothers were 41% more likely to be hospitalized for infection before age one and 53% more likely between ages 5 and 15, mainly due to respiratory, gastrointestinal, and multisystem viral infections.
- Researchers identified that cesarean deliveries contributed to 21% of the infection risk, while obesity in children aged 4 to 5 explained 26%; preterm birth played a smaller role at 7%, and neither breastfeeding nor maternal weight gain during pregnancy showed a significant impact.
- The study emphasizes the importance of initiatives that promote healthy body weight before and during pregnancy as a strategy to potentially lower the risk of childhood infections linked to maternal obesity.
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Obstetric outcomes during delivery hospitalizations among obese pregnant women in the United States
The rates of both maternal and fetal adverse outcomes increase significantly with higher body mass index. The aim of this study was to calculate national estimates of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes and associated hospitalization cost among obese pregnant women using a national database. This study was a retrospective analysis of data retrieved from Nationwide Inpatient Sample database, collected during 2010–2014. The primary outcomes of thi…
Association between obesity in women with multiple gestations and adverse obstetric outcomes: a study of an American population database with over 136,000 unique deliveries
The purpose of this study is to compare obese and non-obese women with multiple pregnancies to determine the effects on pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal o
Kids born to mums with high BMI could have higher risk of hospital adm
Kids born to mums with a BMI of 35 or higher could be at higher risk of being admitted to hospital for an infection, according to international researchers. The study used data from over 9000 women who gave birth in Bradford, UK between March 2007 and December 2010. They found crude admission rates rose in tandem with BMI, and maternal BMI was associated with hospital admission rates for infection, but the results were statistically significant …
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