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Effects of obesity on women's reproduction and complications during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Linné Y.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
obesity reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.845
H-Index - 162
eISSN - 1467-789X
pISSN - 1467-7881
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2004.00147.x
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , obesity , pregnancy , infertility , obstetrics , gestational diabetes , gynecology , fertility , diabetes mellitus , gestation , environmental health , endocrinology , population , genetics , biology
Summary Obesity is increasing rapidly among women all over the world, and more women in fertile ages become overweight and obese. Among all other problems, women who are obese have higher rates of amenorrhoea and infertility. Obese women have a higher risk of complications during pregnancy such as hypertensive diagnoses and gestational diabetes, and delivery complications such as higher rates of caesarean sections and prolonged time of delivery. The aim of this article is to review the consequences of being obese during the reproductive life of a woman.