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TO DETERMINE FETAL MACROSOMIA FREQUENCY AMONG PREGNANT OBESE FEMALES

Dr Umema Habib, Dr Sabahat Rafique, Dr Kainat Sarwar

Aim: To govern the incidence of fetal macrosomia in obese women. Study design: Descriptive case series. Place and Duration: In the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department Unit II of Services Hospital Lahore for one-year duration from March 2018 to March 2019. Materials and methods: One hundred and seventy-four women with a single pregnancy with a BMI more than 30 kg/m2 were selected at gestational amenorrhea age of 32 weeks or more. Fetal development in these obese women was monitored by ultrasound twice a week (estimated fetal weight and abdominal circumference). This was done by a radiologist consultant with a master's degree for at least five years and we observed whether these patients developed fetal macrosomia. Macrosomia has been marked as positive according to the criteria defined in the operational definition. The final result was measured after birth and recorded in the form. Results: In our study, 23 women (42.6%) gave birth to macrosomic infants with a history of macrosomia in a previous pregnancy. Conclusion: High BMI upsurges the risk of fetal macrosomia and there is a relationship between maternal obesity and fetal macrosomia. Keywords: Obesity, body mass index, macrosomia.

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