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Association between maternal obesity and offspring Apgar score or cord pH: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effectiveness of Subarachnoid Hyperbaric Bupivacaine on Mean Arterial Blood Pressure in Pregnant Patients With Obesity Operated by Cesarean Section
Effect of Subarachnoid Hyperbaric Bupivacaine on Mean Arterial Pressure in Obese Pregnant Patients Undergoing Cesarean Section
General Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients for Cesarean Section, Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Maternal adiposity and perinatal and offspring outcomes: an umbrella review.Nature human behaviour · 2024Pooled it
- Gestational weight gain and its effect on birth outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Association between bronchopulmonary dysplasia and cerebral palsy in children: a meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2018Pooled it
- The association between vitamin D status and tuberculosis in children: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Maternal chorioamnionitis and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm and very preterm neonates: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Association between maternal overweight or obesity and cerebral palsy in children: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Obesity and gynaecological and obstetric conditions: umbrella review of the literature.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2017Pooled it
- Prolonged pregnancy and stillbirth among women with overweight or obesity - a population-based study in Sweden including 64,632 women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Trial
- Association between antenatal care utilization, preeclampsia, and neonatal Apgar scores among postnatal women in Eswatini: an analytical cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Influence of Preconception Maternal BMI and Gestational Weight Gain on Perinatal Outcomes.Cureus · 2026Article
- The impact of pre-pregnancy body mass index and maternal diseases on the offspring outcomes in preterm infants < 32 weeks: five-year retrospective mediation analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Ameliorative efficacy of Syzygium aromaticum ethanolic extract and Silymarin® upon carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis: antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Article
- Association Between Body Mass Index and Uterotonic Use in Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Trends in Apgar scores and umbilical artery pH: a population-based cohort study on 10,696,831 live births in Germany, 2008-2022.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Obesity in Pregnancy as a Risk Factor in Maternal and Child Health-A Retrospective Cohort Study.Metabolites · 2024Article
- Maternal prepregnancy overweight/obesity increase the risk of low Apgar scores in twins: a population-based cohort study in China.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Maternal Prepregnancy Obesity Affects Foetal Growth, Birth Outcome, Mode of Delivery, and Miscarriage Rate in Austrian Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index Categories and Infant Birth Outcomes: A Population-Based Study of 9 Million Mother-Infant Pairs.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Trends in maternal body mass index in Northern Ireland: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.Family medicine and community health · 2021Article
- Cumulative evidence for association of rhinitis and depression.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2021Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Previous results are inconsistent regarding the association between maternal obesity and Apgar score or cord pH in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between maternal pre-pregnancy and pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and infant Apgar score or cord pH. We conducted a systematic review of studies published in English before 20 August 2015 using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library. Eleven cohort studies with a total of 2,586,265 participants finally met our inclusion criteria. Pooled results revealed the following factors associated with Apgar score <7 at 5 minutes: overweight (odds ratio [OR] 1.13; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-1.20), obese (OR 1.40; 95% CI, 1.27-1.54), and very obese (OR 1.71; 95% CI, 1.55-1.89). The pooled analysis also revealed that maternal overweight or obesity increased the risk for Apgar score <7 at 1 minute. There was no association between maternal BMI and neonatal cord pH. Thus, this study suggests that maternal overweight and obesity affect baby's condition immediately after birth in general. More studies are needed to confirm these results and detect the influence of variables across studies.
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