Pooja Vaswani | Author | SciTechnol | Endocrinology & Diabetes R

Pooja Vaswani Author

poojarvaswani@yahoo.co.in 00971552029740

Subjects of specialization
Gestational diabetes mellitus

Affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mafraq Hospital, PO Box 2951, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Biography

Morbid obesity; Neonatal complications; Gestational diabetes mellitus Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the outcome of pregnancy in women with previous one cesarean section in relation to vaginal delivery and maternal

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Is Obesity a Significant Risk Predictor for Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Pregnant Women of Middle East Countries?

Author(s):

Pooja Vaswani and Lekshmi Balachandran

Is Obesity a Significant Risk Predictor for Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Pregnant Women of Middle East Countries?

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. World Health Organization (WHO) reports in 2005 indicate that approximately 1.6 billion adults were overweight and at least 400 million adults were obese. More than 2.5 million deaths annually are weight related and this could rise to 5 million by 2020. Nearly two thirds of women in the reproductive age group in United States are currently overweight or obese. The alarming in... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2327-4700.1000104

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