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Impact of prepregnancy body mass index on pregnancy outcomes, incidence of urinary incontinence and quality of life during pregnancy - An observational cohort study.
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- Examining the quality of life among pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis for women's health promotion.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Pooled it
- Developmental exposure to a human-relevant PCB mixture: impacts on PCB congeners, metabolites, and drug-metabolizing enzymes in the bladder of post-weaning mice.Archives of toxicology · 2026Article
- Prevalence of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and associated risk factors: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- How pre-pregnancy body mass index influences health-related quality of life during pregnancy: a serial multiple mediation analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Mental health and body mass index in early pregnancy: a secondary analysis of three randomised controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Associations between metabolic score for visceral fat and urinary incontinence among US adult women: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Effects of pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in Poland.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of gestational weight gain on adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women in gurage zone, central Ethiopia: a cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between Pre-pregnancy BMI and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Gestational Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- The association of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with macrosomia: a birth cohort study from China.PeerJ · 2025Article
- Association of obesity and overweight with the risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women: an observational cohort study.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Observational
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- Impact of maternal body mass index on pregnancy outcomes among Indian women.Bioinformation · 2024Article
- Associated factors and quality of life in women with urinary incontinence in southern Peru, 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Impact of Obesity and Hyperglycemia on Pregnancy-specific Urinary Incontinence.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2023Article
- Women's Knowledge and Perceptions of the Effect of Exercise during Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Perineal Massage during Pregnancy for the Prevention of Postpartum Urinary Incontinence: Controlled Clinical Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Association of maternal obesity with preterm birth phenotype and mediation effects of gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Epidemiology of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) among mothers in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- Quality of Life During Pregnancy from 2011 to 2021: Systematic Review.International journal of women's health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the effects of prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) on pregnancy outcomes, prevalence of urinary incontinence, and quality of life.
methodsThe observational cohort included 2210 pregnant women who were divided into 4 groups according to their prepregnancy BMI: underweight (<18.5), normal weight (18.5-24.9), overweight (25-29.9), and obese (≥30). Data were analyzed for pregnancy outcomes, prevalence of urinary incontinence during pregnancy, scores of the Short Form 12 health survey (SF-12) and changes in sexual function.
resultsCompared with normal weight, overweight and obesity were associated with advanced maternal age, low education level, multiparity, preterm delivery, cesarean section, gestational weight gain above the Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, macrosomia and large fetal head circumference. After adjusting for confounding factors, women with overweight and obesity were more likely to have adverse maternal outcomes (gestational weight gain above the IOM guidelines, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes) and fetal outcomes (large fetal head circumference and macrosomia) compared to normal weight women. Overweight and obese women (BMI ≥ 25) were more likely to have urinary incontinence than normal weight and underweight women. There were no significant differences in SF-12 scores among the 4 BMI groups, but more than 90% of pregnant women had reduced or no sexual activities regardless of BMI.
conclusionsMaternal prepregnancy overweight and obesity are associated with greater risks of preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, macrosomia and urinary incontinence. Health care providers should inform women to start their pregnancy at a BMI in the normal weight category.
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