Effect Obesity on Cesarean Section

Background and Aim: Maternal BMI is one of the factors affecting cesarean section. Research shows that cesarean section rates in obese women are higher than in women with normal weight. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of maternal obesity on cesarean rate.Methodology: The study was conducted as a review of several articles between 2010 and 2019. Reviews in the journal and pubmed, scincedirect, elsiver, proqust, Willy, spinger, google scular databases with key words such as obesity, pregnant women and cesarean section. The results were analyzed and graded as a schematic.Results: The proportion of women with overweight and obese women with cesarean rate was significantly higher than that of normal women. Also, the results showed that adverse effects of neonate such as macrosomia, severe labor, delivery dystocia, hypertension and pre-eclampsia were higher in obese mothers, which increases the delivery of cesarean section. Also, complications of surgery such as postpartum hemorrhage and open hematoma and hematoma were higher in obese women.Conclusion: According to the results of this study, maternal overweight and obesity are considered as a major risk factor for cesarean section. Due to increased complications during and after surgery, these consequences should be considered in health planning.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cesarean section ، Obesity ، Pregnant woman