FETAL OUTCOME IN PREGNANCIES COMPLICATED BY OBESITY

Objective: to determine the frequency of complications related to obesity in fetus born to obesemother. methodology: this descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in department of obstetrics and gynaecology, lady reading hospital, peshawar; from april, 2010 till march 2011. total 250 consecutiveantenatal patient with bmi >25kg/m² were included in the study that fulfilled theinclusion criteria. fetal outcomes of still birth and macrosomia were measured. data wasanalyzed by spss version 10. results: obesity in pregnancy is associated with increased fetal risk of macrosomia 22% and stillbirth 8%. conclusion: maternal obesity is associated with increased fetal risks and complications.