Cesarean deliveries and maternal weight retention

Table 2 Predicted Maternal Weight Measures Prior to Pregnancy 2

	Weight (pounds)	BMI	% Obese (BMI > 30)
A. Full Sample, n = 29,463
Cesarean Delivery	157.30	26.32	22.53
	(0.42)	(0.06)	(0.67)
Vaginal Delivery	158.05	26.46	24.03
	(0.22)	(0.04)	(0.24)
P-value (statistically different)	0.07	0.02	0.04
B. Propensity Score Matched Sample, n = 1554
Cesarean Delivery	159.24	26.54	22.91
	(1.46)	(0.23)	(1.51)
Vaginal Delivery	159.61	26.62	24.20
	(1.43)	(0.23)	(1.56)
P-value (statistically different)	0.85	0.80	0.55

Notes: Robust standard errors in parentheses. The p-value listed corresponds to the difference between breech Cesarean and vaginal deliveries in each model (column)

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