The Difference of Weight Gain Tendencies and Obesity During Pregnancy

Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity, Maternal; Birth Weight; Weight Gain, Maternal; Birth Outcome, Adverse

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06540014

BucaSeyfiDemirsoyRTH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Excess weight and obesity are a global pandemic, particularly among women of childbearing age. Pre-pregnancy obesity is linked to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, including preterm birth, macrosomia, stillbirth, and neonatal death. These risks vary by maternal age, race, and ethnicity, with rising rates among immigrant and minority women. This study investigates overweight and obesity rates in pregnant women, weight gain during pregnancy, and adherence to guidelines and possible neonatal outcomes, comparing Turkish and Syrian immigrant women.

Methods: This retrospective single-center study was conducted at Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Teaching and Research Hospital in Izmir, Turkey, over one year. Data collected included demographic information, pregnancy complications, delivery modes, maternal and neonatal anthropometric measurements, and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The study included Turkish and Syrian women with complete medical records. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software, with significance set at p < 0.05.

Full description

Background: Excess weight and obesity are a global pandemic, particularly among women of childbearing age. Pre-pregnancy obesity is linked to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, including preterm birth, macrosomia, stillbirth, and neonatal death. These risks vary by maternal age, race, and ethnicity, with rising rates among immigrant and minority women. This study investigates overweight and obesity rates in pregnant women, weight gain during pregnancy, and adherence to guidelines and possible neonatal outcomes, comparing Turkish and Syrian immigrant women.

Methods: This retrospective single-center study was conducted at Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Teaching and Research Hospital in Izmir, Turkey, over one year. Data collected included demographic information, pregnancy complications, delivery modes, maternal and neonatal anthropometric measurements, and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The study included Turkish and Syrian women with complete medical records. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software, with significance set at p < 0.05.

Enrollment: 323 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being admitted to our hospital for delivery or having just given birth
• Being Turkish or Syrian
• Having all detailed information, including mothers' pregestational and immediate pre-delivery body weights, available in medical records

Exclusion criteria

• Significant deficiencies in medical records
• Belonging to an ethnic group other than Turkish or Syrian

Trial design

323 participants in 2 patient groups

Turkish

Description:

Belonging to Turkish race originally

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

Syrian

Description:

Belonging to Syrian race originally

Treatment:

Other: No intervention