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Planning Labour and Delivery in Pregnant Patients with High Body Mass Index (BMI)
Fayyaz S, and Brinder Jeet Kaur*
ABSTRACT
There is a direct correlation between the degree of obesity and the severity of associated complications including diabetes, postpartum hemorrhage, fetal macrosomia , preterm delivery, intrauterine fetal death, and extended postpartum hospitalization ,failure of lactation, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions, Optimal intrapartum management of the obese gravida requires that the obstetrician work closely with the labor and delivery nurse, obstetric anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist, and pediatrician to ensure that all are aware of, and prepared for, potential complications
