Obesity in Pregnancy
Andreea A. Creangaa b, Patrick M. Catalanoa c, Brian T. Batemana d
- aFrom the Departments of International Health and Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine — both in Baltimore (A.A.C.); the Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine — both in Boston (P.M.C.); and the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA (B.T.B.)
- bDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine — both in Baltimore, the Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center
- cDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine — both in Boston
- dDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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Abstract
Obesity is commonly classified based on body mass index (BMI), defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg/m2). The World Health Organization organizes BMI ranges into six categories to define underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity (Table 1). Based on the 2011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the prevalence of obesity in women of reproductive age (20–39 years) in the United States is 31.8% and increases to 58.5% when the overweight and obese categories are combined (1, 2).
TL;DRBased on the 2011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the prevalence of obesity in women of reproductive age (20–39 years) in the United States is 31.8% and increases to 58.5% when the overweight and obese categories are combined. (Semantic Scholar)