Supervisors info:
Νικόλαος Παπαντωνίου, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Δημήτριος Κασσάνος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Χαράλαμπος Χρέλιας, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Summary:
Introduction: Obesity is rising rapidly worldwide and adversely affecting public
health. Increasing body mass index (BMI) to levels above normal is phenomenon with
a growing incidence. This disorder in pregnancy has numerous adverse effects on
maternal health. Risks arise as the stages of pregnancy progress and undermine the
future health of the baby.
Purpose: The present study aimed to review literature concerning obesity, intrauterine fetal death, and their correlation.
Materials – Methods: This research was conducted from September 2018 to
September 2018. The review was performed through Greek and international
literature, using online databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, Cinahl, Pubmed
and Medline in recent decades (1970-2018).
Results: The results of the survey led to the discovery of two Greek sources and
forty-seven foreign sources. It has been shown that an obese pregnant woman, even
before pregnancy, rises the number of complications, during pregnancy, labor, and
post-partum, including intra-uterine fetal death.
Conclusions: The best way to prevent all the consequences is to achieve a BMI
reduction before pregnancy begins. Interventions, based on proper nutrition and
physical activity, have shown beneficial effects against weight gain during pregnancy,
with varying effects on pregnancy outcomes. In any case, an overweight or obese
pregnant woman should be closely monitored, both herself and the fetus, for possible
complications.
Keywords:
Stillbirth, Sudden death, Maternal obesity, BMI, SIDS
