An Observational Study of Obese Pregnancy

Obesity is becoming a serious concern because it is associated with number of problems such as reduced quality of life and mental health. And when it comes to pregnancy, being obese increases the risk of many complications which affects both the mother and fetus. An obese woman can be affected at all stages of pregnancy. Obese woman can have higher chances of infertility than a normal woman. She can also experience problems such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, can have higher incidences of gestational diabetes mellitus, eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, thromboembolism, risks of miscarriage, Caesarian-section, anesthetic complications and wound infections. Similarly obese mothers have difficulty in initiating lactation and maintaining breast feeding. On the other hand, the fetus is also at a higher risk of prematurity, still birth, congenital anomalies such as neural tube defect, macrosomia and neonatal death.