Study The Association Of Body Mass Index With Pregnancy Outcome

Objective: To Study of the Association of Body Mass Index with Pregnancy Outcome.

Materials and methods: 250 nulliparous singleton term pregnancies who delivered at Mahila Chikitsalaya, which is one of the attached hospital with SMS Medical College, Jaipur (Rajasthan) India, were followed to observed their pregnancy outcome. Along with their body weight and height, study variables as pregnancy outcome were-Anemia in pregnancy, Pre-eclampcia, prolonged lab our, nature of delivery, Birth weight. Risk of pregnancy outcome was inferred by ODD’s Ratio in relation to normal weight women.

Conclusions: Pregnant women with Low BMI & High BMI carry a risk for adverse pregnancy outcome. Low BMI have more risk for anaemia whereas high BMI women have more risk for pre-eclampcia, .Risk of underweight babies was more with both. Therefore, women should maintain a normal BMI to achieve a healthy pregnancy outcome.