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- Title
Category – Obesity.
- Abstract
2610 Cardiovascular adaption in obese pregnant women compared to normal BMI pregnant women B Patel, D SP 1 sp ; Borrelli, N SP 2 sp ; Bourke, M SP 1 sp ; Di Salvo, G SP 2 sp ; Savvidou, M SP 1 sp b SP 1 sp Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK; SP 2 sp Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK B Background/objective b The obesity epidemic is growing with almost a third of women classified as obese in the UK in 2017. Compared with body mass index (BMI), abdominal adipose tissue distribution is a more important predictor for metabolic disorders in non-pregnant populations. Ultrasound estimated subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue thicknesses and risk of pre-ecl... B Petursdottir Maack, H; Poromaa, IS; Lindström, L; Mulic-Lutvica, A; Junus, K; Wikström, A b Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden B Objectives b Identification of high-risk pregnancies for pre-eclampsia in early pregnancy enables identification of those who would benefit from aspirin prophylaxis and increased surveillance for early detection. Higher BMI was also associated with higher self-reported unemployment rates ( I P i < 0.001), with 35% of women in obese class III (BMI >= 40 kg/m SP 2 sp ) reporting unemployment, compared to 22% of women with a normal BMI.
- Subjects
MORBID obesity; OBESITY; ECLAMPSIA; BODY composition; THIRD stage of labor (Obstetrics); ABDOMINAL adipose tissue; HIGH-risk pregnancy; WAIST-hip ratio
- Publication
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2021, Vol 128, p180
- ISSN
1470-0328
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1471-0528.14_16715