Objective Systematic review and meta-analysis conducted to investigate the effect of
stratified pre-pregnancy maternal body mass index on twenty maternal and fetal/neonatal …

Importance Evidence suggests that maternal obesity increases the risk of fetal death,
stillbirth, and infant death; however, the optimal body mass index (BMI) for prevention is not …

Background Overweight/obesity in women of childbearing age is a serious public-health
problem. In China, the incidence of maternal overweight/obesity has been increasing …

Background Recent decades have witnessed an increase in mean maternal age at
childbirth in most high-resourced countries. Advanced maternal age has been associated …

Background Stillbirth rates in high-income countries have shown little or no improvement
over the past two decades. Prevention strategies that target risk factors could be important in …

Objective. To determine a precise estimate for the contribution of maternal obesity to
macrosomia. Data Sources. The search strategy included database searches in 2011 of …

Objective To quantify the association between maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index
(BMI) and perinatal outcomes. Methods We systematically reviewed and collected studies …

The prenatal and postnatal early-life periods are both dynamic and vulnerable windows for
brain development. During these important neurodevelopmental phases, essential …

BACKGROUND Obesity among pregnant women is highly prevalent worldwide and is
associated in a linear manner with markedly increased risk of adverse outcome for mother …

Please cite this paper as: Arrowsmith S, Wray S, Quenby S. Maternal obesity and labour
complications following induction of labour in prolonged pregnancy. BJOG 2011; 118: 578 …