Overweight and Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity in a Low-Risk Pregnant Population in The Netherlands

Objective:To investigate the association between overweight and severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) in a low-risk pregnant population.Design:Nationwide case-control study.Setting:The Netherlands, august 2004 to august 2006.Population:1567 cases from initially primary care and 2994 women from primary care practices as controls, out of 371 012 women delivering in the Netherlands during the study periodMethods:Cases were women with SAMM obtained from a nationwide prospective study. All women in this cohort who initially had low-risk pregnancies were compared with low-risk women without SAMM to... Mehr ...