Exploring the burden of obesity and overweight in postpartum women: Evidence from Udaipur city

This study titled “Exploring the Burden of Obesity in Postpartum Women: Evidence from Udaipur City” was focused to assess the prevalence of obesity in postpartum women from 20 to 35 years age group of Udaipur City. For this demographic study sample were taken from rural, semi-urban and urban areas in main city. A purposive sampling is used to draw sample size of 300 postpartum women, and with the help of pre tested self-structured questionnaire which include general information of respondent, their anthropometric measurements and postpartum history. To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity with the help of WHO guidelines measurements such as Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC), and Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) were taken. This study find out that out of three hundred postpartum women 51% of women were overweight and only 3.7% of women were obese, which shows that although there is only 3.7% of women with obesity but half of the postpartum women were overweight. Further results of waist circumference and waist to hip ration shows that 87.3% of postpartum women have circumference of ≥80 cm out of 300 postpartum women and 84% of postpartum women have waist to hip ratio cut-off ≥80 cm, which according to WHO guideline is high and also shows abdominal obesity in postpartum women. This study conclude that on the basis of result and findings of the study, postpartum women of Udaipur city show significance of burden of both general and abdominal obesity. It highlights the urgent need for target health interventions and planned postpartum care to address this growing health concern.