Pregestational body mass index, weight gain during pregnancy and perinatal outcome: a retrospective descriptive study

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the pregestational body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy, and to associate data to perinatal outcomes of pregnant women from a Prenatal Care Program. METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out with 151 patients seen at the Healthy Gestation Program of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein . Data were collected from a medical chart review of the patients seen between March 2015 and March 2016. RESULTS: The chance of developing gestational diabetes for obese patients in early gestation was estimated at 7.5-fold as compared to patients with low or normal body mass index. CONCLUSION: There was a significant association between obesity in early pregnancy and the occurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus in this population.