Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories
MCELFISH P, AYERS B, HAWLEY N, CALDWELL A, PORTER A, MACECHKO M, WATSON D, CALLAGHAN-KORU J, SELIG J, ANDERSEN J, MANNING N, WHITE L, GOMEZ-POMAR E, BROWN C. Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories. AJOG Global Reports 2025, 5: 100445. PMID: 40027475, PMCID: PMC11869019, DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of cesarean deliveryGestational weight gainRate of gestational weight gainHealthy pre-pregnancy BMIIncreased risk of cesarean deliveryPre-pregnancy BMIExcessive rate of gestational weight gainExcessive gestational weight gainCesarean deliveryBMI categoriesAssociated with increased risk of cesarean deliveryCesarean delivery riskPre-pregnancy BMI categoriesLow-risk birthsAmerican College of Obstetricians and GynecologistsReduce cesarean deliveryIncreased GWGVital records dataIncreased riskObstetricians and GynecologistsStudy design analysisAssociated with increased riskProportion of womenMaternal healthExcess rate
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