ArticleFamily medicine and community health2021
Trends in maternal body mass index in Northern Ireland: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.
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- Global trends in prevalence of maternal overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of routinely collected data retrospective cohorts.International journal of population data science · 2024Pooled it
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- I know i'm not meant to 'diet' but is it ok to lose a few pounds while pregnant?: a qualitative analysis of Mumsnet discussion forum posts to understand women's experiences of and views on weight and weight management while living with excess weight during and after pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Prevalence and patterns of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnancy in Northern Ireland: a population-based, retrospective study using linked routinely collected healthcare data.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Women's preconception health in England: a report card based on cross-sectional analysis of national maternity services data from 2018/2019.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesExplore (1) associations between maternal body mass index (BMI), demographic and clinical characteristics, (2) longitudinal trends in BMI, (3) geographical distributions in prevalence of maternal overweight and obesity.
designRetrospective population-based study.
settingLinked, anonymised, routinely collected healthcare data and official statistics from Northern Ireland.
participantsAll pregnancies in Northern Ireland (2011-2017) with BMI measured at ≤16 weeks gestation.
methodsAnalysis of variance and χ
results152 961 singleton and 2362 multiple pregnancies were included. A high prevalence of maternal overweight and obesity in Northern Ireland is apparent (singleton: 52.4%; multiple: 48.3%) and is increasing. Obesity was positively associated with older age, larger numbers of previous pregnancies and unplanned pregnancy (p<0.001). BMI category was also positively associated with unemployment (35% in obese class III vs 22% in normal BMI category) (p<0.001). Higher BMI categories were associated with increased rate of comorbidities, including hypertension (normal BMI: 1.8% vs obese III: 12.4%), diabetes mellitus (normal BMI: 0.04% vs obese III: 1.29%) and mental ill-health (normal BMI: 5.0% vs obese III: 11.8%) (p<0.001). Prevalence of maternal obesity varied with deprivation (most deprived: 22.8% vs least deprived: 15.7%) (p<0.001). Low BMI was associated with age <20 years, nulliparity, unemployment and mental ill-health (p<0.001).
conclusionsThe prevalence of maternal BMI >25 kg/m
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