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Early pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and perinatal outcome in an obstetric population in Lagos, Nigeria

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Senbanjo, Olayinka Comfort, Akinlusi, Fatimat Motunrayo, Ottun, Tawaqualit Abimbola·2021·Pan African Medical Journal
DOI 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.136.25926PMC PMC8418156
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INTRODUCTION: the burden of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide with significant health and social consequences. We determined the prevalence of overweight and obesity, pattern of gestational weight gain (GWG) and the associations of these with perinatal outcome among pregnant women in Lagos, Nigeria. METHODS: this was a retrospective review of case records of all deliveries in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) over a period of two years. Case records of women with singleton pregnancies who registered for antenatal care at or below 20 weeks gestation were retrieved and reviewed to extract information on demography, anthropometrics, composites of pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. World Health Organization classification of BMI and the United States Institute of Medicine categorization of GWG were used to stratify subjects. RESULTS: out of 4,512 deliveries, 365 (8.1%) met our criteria. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in early pregnancy was 34.6% and 25.6% respectively while 2.9% were underweight. Thirty-seven (11.1%) pregnant women gained more than the recommended weight while 77.8% of underweight pregnant women gained less than the recommended weight. Following multiple logistic regression analysis, obesity in early pregnancy was significantly related to hypertensive pregnancy disorder (AOR 2.2; 95% CI, 1.08-4.32, p = 0.030), gestational diabetes mellitus (AOR 14.4; 95% CI, 4.85-42.6, p = < 0.001), caesarean section (AOR 2.7; 95% CI, 1.51-4.87, p = 0.001) and infections (AOR 4.9; 95% CI, 1.93-12.62, p = 0.001) while excessive GWG was significantly associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (AOR 4.8; 95% CI, 1.63-14.12, p = 0.004). CONCLUSION: prevalence of early pregnancy overweight, obesity and excessive GWG were high among pregnant women in Nigeria and were associated with significant adverse consequences.

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Authors
Senbanjo, O. C., Akinlusi, F. M., & Ottun, T. A.
Affiliations
  • Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (NG)
  • Lagos State University (NG)
Corresponding author
Senbanjo, Olayinka Comfort
ORCID
Akinlusi, Fatimat Motunrayo
Venue
Pan African Medical Journal
Publisher
Pan African Medical Journal
Published
2021
Volume
39
Pages
136-136
ISSN
1937-8688 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.11604/pamj.2021.39.136.25926
PMC
PMC8418156
OpenAlex
W3176185825
Cited by
20
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3
FWCI
3.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Pan African Medical Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
Keywords
maternal obesity, overweight in pregnancy, gestational weight gain, excessive weight gain, perinatal outcomes, gestational diabetes mellitus, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, cesarean section, maternal infection, underweight pregnancy, Lagos
MeSH terms
Gestational Weight Gain, Adult, Cesarean Section, Female, Humans, Nigeria, Obesity, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Outcome, Retrospective Studies, Thinness, Body Mass Index, Prevalence, Overweight, Young Adult

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Senbanjo, O. C., Akinlusi, F. M., & Ottun, T. A. (2021). Early pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and perinatal outcome in an obstetric population in Lagos, Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.39.136.25926

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