Mode of delivery among pregnant people with obesity undergoing labor induction in the late preterm period
People with obesity are more likely to undergo cesarean delivery during medically indicated late preterm induction, and risk increases with BMI class. However, the majority still deliver vaginally. Further studies are needed to understand differences in labor and induction physiology among pregnant people with obesity.
Authors
- Daniella Rogerson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7043-9805)
- E. Nicole Teal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-4605)
- Minhazur R. Sarker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2677-3023)
- Cynthia Gyamfi‐Bannerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3026-2277)
- Alice Sutton
Institutions
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pregnancy
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pmf2.70122
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health