Pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity prevalence and relation to maternal and perinatal outcomes Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad preconcepcional en mujeres gestantes y relación con los resultados maternos y perinatales

Objective: To identify the prevalence of pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity in pregnant women and its relationship with socio-demographic factors and to describe the maternal and perinatal outcomes in a Barcelona hospital (Spain). Method: A descriptive cross-association study, with retrospective data collection, was performed Barcelona Hospital. The data of 5447 pregnant women who delivered at >=23 weeks of gestation were included. Body Mass Index (BMI) data were categorised into World Health Organization classifications. p values