Epidemiology of Macrosomia in Saudi Arabia: An Analysis of 12,045 Pregnancies from the Riyadh Mother and Baby Multicenter Cohort Study (RAHMA) Database
The risk of macrosomia among Saudi women significantly increases with maternal age, parity, gestational age, hyperglycemia, and pre-pregnancy obesity. Regardless of the definition used, delivering a macrosomic baby was associated with risks of shoulder dystocia and emergency cesarean section. Newborns (>4 kg) were at greater risk of stillbirth and low APGAR scores.
Authors
- Hayfaa Wahabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-3364)
- Amel Ahmed Fayed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3395-0486)
- Samia Esmaeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9173-2669)
- Nouran Aleyeidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-7417)
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12242514
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University