Abstract Coronaviruses (CoVs), enveloped positive-sense RNA viruses, are a group of
viruses that cause infections in the human respiratory tract, which can be characterized …

Objective To review the evidence and provide recommendations for the counselling and
management of obese parturients. Outcomes Outcomes evaluated include the impact of …

Maternal obesity is associated with significantly lower rates of breastfeeding initiation,
duration and exclusivity. Increasing rates of obesity among reproductive-age women has …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare labor patterns by body mass index (BMI). STUDY
DESIGN: A total of 118,978 gravidas with a singleton term cephalic gestation were studied …

Over a third of women of childbearing age in the United States are obese, and during
pregnancy they are at increased risk for delayed labor onset and slow labor progress that …

In recent years, the prevalence of obesity in the United States has risen dramatically,
especially among women of reproductive age. Research that has specifically evaluated …

Context: The health burden of antipsychotic medication is well known, but the
disproportionate effect on women as compared with men is underappreciated. Objective …

Abnormally prolonged labor, or labor dystocia, is a common complication of parturition. It is
the indication for about half of unplanned cesarean deliveries in low-risk nulliparous women …

Research shows that mothers who are obese (with a BMI> 30) are less likely to initiate
lactation, have delayed lactogenesis II, and are prone to early cessation of breastfeeding …

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether non-elective caesarean section due to obstructed labour
and/or ineffective uterine contractility was associated with maternal body mass index (BMI) …