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Macrosomia: Maternal and Fetal Outcome
Author(s) -
Karim Saadiya Aziz,
Mastoor M.,
Ahmed A. J.,
Pasha O.,
Qureshi F.,
Akhtar S.,
Robinson S. C.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1994.tb00424.x
Subject(s) - shoulder dystocia , medicine , fetal distress , obstetrics , fetal macrosomia , fetus , retrospective cohort study , obesity , intensive care , pregnancy , gestational diabetes , intensive care medicine , surgery , gestation , genetics , biology
This retrospective case‐control study analyses the prevalence and outcome of macrosomia in a part of the underdeveloped world. Out of 6,093 deliveries at a large tertiary care centre, 234 (3.8%) were macrosomic. Maternal risk factors associated with the condition included age over 35, obesity, grand multiparity, postmaturity and impaired glucose tolerance. Operative deliveries were more common as was shoulder dystocia, birth trauma, fetal distress, the need for neonatal intensive care and perinatal loss.