2025
Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States
Mcelfish P, Hawley N, Caldwell A, Selig J, Watson D, Gomez-Pomar E, Andersen J, Kraleti S, White L, Willis D, Langston K, Manning N, Callaghan-Koru J, Porter A, Brown C. Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States. Journal Of Gynecology Obstetrics And Human Reproduction 2025, 54: 103010. PMID: 40796020, PMCID: PMC12434902, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2025.103010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of cesarean deliveryPre-pregnancy body mass indexHigher risk of cesarean deliveryBody mass indexBody mass index categoriesCesarean deliveryGestational weight gainExcessive GWGAssociated with higher riskPre-pregnancyNational Center for Health StatisticsExcessive gestational weight gainCenter for Health StatisticsCesarean delivery riskHigher pre-pregnancy body mass indexRate of gestational weight gainMode of birthVital records dataRate of GWGSingleton term birthsJ-shaped relationshipHigh riskCephalic presentationProvider levelHealth StatisticsGestational 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
2024
Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals
Wu B, Shabanova V, Taylor S, Hawley N. Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals. Obesity 2024, 32: 798-809. PMID: 38304993, PMCID: PMC10965383, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of gestational weight gainGestational weight gainPacific Islander individualsPre-pregnancy BMIIncreased risk of PTBRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthPre-pregnancyIslander individualsObesity classNational Center for Health StatisticsCenter for Health StatisticsIncreased riskObesity class ICox proportional hazards modelsPacific Islander mothersHealthy weightWeight gainProportional hazards modelHealth StatisticsSingleton infantsCongenital anomaliesBMIClass IHazards model
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