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To evaluate maternal obesity as a risk factor for preterm delivery and investigate the role of intermediate clinical complications.

November 11, 2009The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Maternal obesity, gestational hypertension, and preterm delivery

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To evaluate maternal obesity as a risk factor for preterm delivery and investigate the role of intermediate clinical complications.
Evaluated birth records from the Maine State Birth Records Database between 1996 and 2006 (N = 58,112).
Compared outcomes between obese and normal-weight pregnant women using univariable and multivariable regression models.
Preterm birth occurred in 8% of the cohort (n = 4,653 infants).
Univariable analyses demonstrated a significant association between maternal obesity and an increased risk of prematurity.
Multivariable regressions identified gestational hypertension and preeclampsia as the primary intermediate variables driving the obesity-prematurity relationship.

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Population-based cohort study reveals increased preterm delivery in obese pregnant individuals, highlighting gestational hypertension as an intermediate driver.

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Madan et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a958b977cf22ac2aff2255c https://doi.org/10.3109/14767050903258738

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Population-based cohort study reveals increased preterm delivery in obese pregnant individuals, highlighting gestational hypertension as an intermediate driver.

Maternal obesity, gestational hypertension, and preterm delivery

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Maternal obesity, gestational hypertension, and preterm delivery

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