The Relation between Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Abnormal Placental Morphology and Birth Weight | ||||
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2023, Page 66-78 PDF (493.08 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2023.291040 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Eman A. Soliman El-Hosary1; Sahar Abdelrady Elkheshen2; Reda M-Nabil Aboushady3 | ||||
1Assistant Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||||
2Assistant Professor of obstetrics and Gynecology at Misr University for Science and Technology Egypt | ||||
3Assistant Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Birth is enormously important, and the care that a woman receives during labor affects women`s health physically and emotionally in the short and long-term periods. The placenta plays a pivotal role during pregnancy by being intimately connected to the mother and fetus. Aim of the current study is to examine the relation between prepregnancy body mass index and abnormal placental morphology and birth weight. Methods: A descriptive correlational research design was used for this study to achieve the study aim. Sample: A purposive of 150 laboring women were enrolled in the study. Setting: the study was conducted at the delivery unit at Al kaser Alini University Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt.Tools: Three tools were used to collect the data; 1) Structured Interviewing Questionnaire, 2) Maternal Assessment Tool, And 3) Neonatal Assessment Tool. Results: The mean age of the study sample was 29.77 ± 5.47 years old. The mean prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) was 26.22 ±3.20 and there is a positively correlated with it and newborn birth weight (r=0.18; p=0.02), placental weight (r=0.16; p =0.04), and placental thickness (r=0.21; p=0.03). Conclusions: The study findings concluded that prepregnancy body mass index parameters which are known to influence birth weight and determinants of abnormal placental morphology. Recommendations: Authoritive personnel should encourage protocols and develop guides/checklists for placental examination in health care facilities | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Placental Morphology; Laboring Women; Birth Weight; prepregnancy BMI | ||||
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