Table 3 Participant rated risk of pregnancy and childbirth complications for women with a BMI < 25.0 or ≥ 25.0
From: Overweight and obesity knowledge prior to pregnancy: a survey study
| Â | Don't know (n(%)) | Very obese woman at lower risk than normal weight woman (n(%)) | Very obese woman at the same risk as normal weight woman (n(%)) | Very obese woman at increased risk compared to normal weigh woman (n(%)) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | BMI < 25 | BMI ≥ 25 | BMI < 25 | BMI ≥ 25 | BMI < 25 | BMI ≥ 25 | BMI < 25 | BMI ≥ 25 |
Overall risk of complications | 27 (10.6) | 14 (12.8) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 23 (9.1) | 112 (11.0) | 203 (79.9) | 83 (76.2) |
Gestational diabetes | 28 (11.1) | 12 (10.9) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 13 (5.2) | 11 (10.0) | 210 (83.3) | 87 (79.1) |
Hypertension in pregnancy | 27 (10.7) | 11 (9.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 15 (6.0) | 11 (9.9) | 210 (83.3) | 89 (80.2) |
Caesarean section | 50 (19.8) | 19 (17.1) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.9) | 58 (23.0) | 27 (24.3) | 142 (56.3) | 64 (57.7) |
Prematurity | 57 (22.5) | 19 (17.3) | 5 (2.0) | 4 (3.6) | 63 (24.9) | 44 (40.0)** | 128 (50.6) | 43 (39.1)* |
Special Care Nursery Admission | 55 (21.8) | 20 (18.2) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.6) | 77 (30.4) | 40 (36.4) | 121 (47.8) | 46 (41.8) |
Congenital abnormality | 62 (24.6) | 23 (20.9) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1.8) | 93 (36.9) | 44 (40.0) | 96 (38.1) | 41 (37.3) |