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Post by jmo on Nov 17, 2007 7:36:54 GMT -5
Infants of obese mothers have higher mortality risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese women are at increased risk of having their infant die soon after birth, especially if premature rupture of membranes (PROM) occurs before full-term, according to a report in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. These findings may indicate there is a problem in how obese women with preterm PROM births are treated, Dr. Ellen A. Nohr from University of Aarhus, Denmark told Reuters Health. It is also possible that "preterm infants of obese mothers may be more susceptible when they are not protected by the membranes." PROM occurs when the membranes rupture before labor begins, which is usually followed by labor and delivery. Umbilical cord compression is the primary risk for the fetus, while infection within the uterus is the major complication in the woman. Nohr and colleagues used the Danish National Birth Cohort to investigate the association between prepregnancy obesity and infant mortality, with focus upon different types of preterm births. more
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