Obstet Gynecol Sci.  2016 May;59(3):169-177. 10.5468/ogs.2016.59.3.169.

The risk of emergency cesarean section after failure of vaginal delivery according to prepregnancy body mass index or gestational weight gain by the 2009 Institute of Medicine guidelines

• Kwon HY
• Kwon JY
• Park YW
• Kim YH

• KMID: 2351781
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5468/ogs.2016.59.3.169

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the risk of emergency cesarean section according to the prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain per the 2009 Institute of Medicine guidelines.
METHODS
A retrospective analysis of data from 2,765 women with singleton full-term births (2009 to 2012) who attempted a vaginal delivery was conducted. Pregnancies with preeclampsia, chronic hypertension, diabetes, planned cesarean section, placenta previa, or cesarean section due to fetal anomalies or intrauterine growth restriction were excluded. Odds ratios (ORs) and confidence intervals (CIs) for emergency cesarean section were calculated after adjusting for prepregnancy BMI or gestational weight gain.
RESULTS
Three-hundred and fifty nine (13.0%) women underwent emergency cesarean section. The adjusted OR for overweight, obese, and extremely obese women indicated a significantly increased risk of cesarean delivery. Gestational weight gain by Institute of Medicine guidelines was not associated with an increased risk of cesarean delivery. However, inadequate and excessive weight gain in obese women was highly associated with an increased risk of emergency cesarean section, compared to these in normal BMI (OR, 5.56; 95% CI, 1.36 to 22.72; OR, 3.63; 95% CI, 1.05 to 12.54; respectively), while there was no significant difference between normal BMI and obese women with adequate weight gain.
CONCLUSION
Obese women should be provided special advice before and during pregnancy for controlling weight and careful consideration should be needed at the time of vaginal delivery to avoid emergency cesarean section.

Keyword

Body mass index; Cesarean section; Emergency; Pregnancy; Weight gain

MeSH Terms

Body Mass Index*
Cesarean Section*
Emergencies*
Female
Humans
Hypertension
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)*
Odds Ratio
Overweight
Parturition
Placenta Previa
Pre-Eclampsia
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Weight Gain*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The percentage of women who had a emergency cesarean section, stratified according to gestational weight gain ≥18 and <18 kg (emergency cesarean section vs. vaginal delivery): <18 kg (12.3 vs. 87.7), ≥18 kg (17.8 vs. 82.2). The women with weight gain ≥18 kg had a significantly increased risk of emergency cesarean section (P=0.005). BMI, body mass index.

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  Fig. 2 The percentage of women who had emergency cesarean section, stratified according to gestational weight gain (emergency cesarean section vs. vaginal delivery): total (13 vs. 87), inadequate (12.6 vs. 87.4), adequate (12.6 vs. 87.4), excessive (14.2 vs. 85.8). The risk of emergency cesarean section had no significant differences between each groups (P=0.36). IOM, Institute of Medicine.

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  Fig. 3 The percentage of women who had a emergency cesarean section, stratified according to gestational weight gain ≥18 and <18 kg (emergency cesarean section vs. vaginal delivery): <18 kg (12.3 vs. 87.7), ≥18 kg (17.8 vs. 82.2). The women with weight gain ≥18 kg had a significantly increased risk of emergency cesarean section (P=0.005).

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