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Abstract
The rising rate of obesity is a major public health concern in the world that
considered a significant predictor for neonatal & maternal morbidity and mortality. Maternal
obesity has emerged as an important risk factor in modem obstetrics worldwide however the
proportion varies from country to country and within geographical areas in the country. The
aim of this study was to; assess the effect of maternal obesity on pregnancy outcome. Design
with descriptive research design was adopted in carrying out this study and a representative
sample of250 pregnant women admitted at labor ward, obstetrics and gynecology department
at Mansoura university hospital was divided into normal group (n=143),overweight
group(n=48) and obese group (n=59). The tools usedfor data collection were; an interview
questionnaire form; labor and neonatal assessment sheet. The present results revealed that
obese pregnant women were liable to pregnancy induced hypertension more than the non-
obese (23.7% vs. 9.1 % ),), gestational diabetics mellitus and preterm del ivery more occurred
among obese (49.2% &16.9%) than normal and overweight women. The obese mothers had
macrosomic babies with (50.8%) compared to normal and overweight studied women, also
congenital anomalies were higher on newborn of obese women than normal with (5.1 % vs.
0%.). It can be concluded that, the increased maternal body mass index (BMI) was
associated with many pregnancy worth outcomes, the risk of complications increased with
the degree of obesity so woman with normal BMI has a protective effect from any feto-
maternal complications during pregnancy and labor than obese. The study recommended
that, further studies should be conducted, using a sample with a large size, different age group
and in different geographical settings to generalize the study result.