Effect of high maternal BMI on mode of delivery

Introduction: Obesity during pregnancy has increased recently, which has led to issues for the mother, the developing baby, and the newborn. Pathology during pregnancy and in the fetus is more likely in people with higher body mass indices (BMI). Of the 10 nations hosting half of the 693 million people with high BMIs worldwide, Pakistan comes in at number eight. Objective: Objective of the study was to determine how a high maternal BMI affected the manner of delivery. Methods: This study included 1272 pregnant women having a BMI>31kg/m2. Data on the mother, fetus, pregnancy, mode of delivery, i.e. normal vaginal delivery (NVD), instrumental-delivery (ID) and caesarean section delivery (CSD), and any potential neonatal unit admission) were gathered. Using the statistical program SPSS, variables connected to the chance of having a CSD were identified using univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis (v.25). Results: The women's mean age was 27.5 years, having mean BMI 27.2 kg/m2, and 26.69% of them were obese (n=310). 70.12% of women delivered naturally vaginally, 13.83% underwent a cesarean section, and 16.03% used equipment. obesity