disease interaction(s) of obesity/overweight with pregnancy

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Introduction

Interactions:

rates of infant mortality increase with maternal BMI, 0.24% among normal-weight women to 0.58% among women with BMI >= 40
- risk observed mainly among term infants ude to death from birth asphyxia^[1]
- excess of preterm deliveries among overweight & obese women also contribute^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Johansson S et al Maternal overweight and obesity in early pregnancy and risk of infant mortality: a population based cohort study in Sweden. BMJ 2014;349:g6572 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25467170 <Internet> http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6572
Owe KM Weight in early pregnancy and outcomes in early infancy. BMJ 2014;349:g6850 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25467941 <Internet> http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6850