Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
+44-7360-538437
ISSN: 2167-0420
+44-7360-538437
Saori Morino
Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Kawahara-cho 53,
Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507
Japan
Research Article
The Association between Pregnancy-Related Discomforts and Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index in Japanese Women
Author(s): Saori Morino, Mika Ishihara, Shu Nishiguchi, Naoto Fukutani, Daiki Adachi, Yuto Tashiro, Takayuki Hotta, Minoru Yamada, Mamoru Yamashita and Tomoki AoyamaSaori Morino, Mika Ishihara, Shu Nishiguchi, Naoto Fukutani, Daiki Adachi, Yuto Tashiro, Takayuki Hotta, Minoru Yamada, Mamoru Yamashita and Tomoki Aoyama
Objective: To determine the association between pregnancy-related discomforts and pre-pregnancy body mass index in a longitudinal study.
Methods: The study included 355 pregnant women (age, 31.1 ± 4.1 years). Participants were divided into three groups according to their pre-pregnancy body mass index: the low body mass index group, normal body mass index group, and high body mass index group. The occurrence of pregnancy-related discomforts during the second and third trimesters was investigated. Binomial logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between pre-pregnancy body mass index and pregnancy-related discomforts experienced during the last two trimesters.
Results: The occurrence of most pregnancy-related discomforts increased in the third trimester, while that of constipation and s.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000222