Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Foetomaternal Outcomes: A Cohort Study at a Tertiary Health Facility in Lagos, Nigeria
BMI and GWG are poor predictors of adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, underweight and obese pregnant women should be considered high-risk because of a higher incidence of stillbirth, foetal macrosomia, and maternal death.
Authors
- Oluwaseun Emmanuel Familusi
- Lucky E Tietie
- Ochuwa Adiketu Babah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6680-3242)
- Charity Opeoluwapo Maduagu
- C. Agbo
- Olufunso Joseph Naiyeju
- Tersur T Saalu
- Margaret A Reuben
- Simeon Jiekhename
- Aanuoluwa T Edema
Institutions
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.93684
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00