Maternal Obesity a Global Health Problem and its Implications on Maternal and Fetal Health

Anjum Hashmi^1*, Jamil Ahmed Soomro², Zafar Iqbal³, Tahira Kousar Soomro⁴ and Khalid Saleem⁵

¹MPH, Community Health Officer, Department of Community Health, PRF Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan

²MPH, MNCH District Officer, World Health Organization, Pakistan

³MPH, Senior lecturer, Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan

⁴FCPS, Registrar, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Unit 1, Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

⁵MPH, Medical Superintendent, PINS Complex, Hospital Nalore, Islamabad, Pakistan

^*Corresponding Author: Anjum Hashmi, MPH, Community Health Officer, Department of Community Health, PRF Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan, Tel: 0092- 332-317-1275 Email: