B4 - Maternal Obesity: Impact On Maternal and Neonatal Health

Title: B4 - Maternal Obesity: Impact On Maternal and Neonatal Health

Disciplines: Advanced Practice (AP), Childbearing (CB), Newborn Care (N), Women’s Health (WH)

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify prevalence of obesity in US adults, childbearing women and children
  2. Discuss impact of maternal obesity on antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum risk
  3. Identify neonatal risk associated with maternal obesity
Submission Description:
In recent years, the prevalence of maternal obesity in the United States has risen dramatically. The obese pregnant woman is at greater risk for pregnancy complications compared with her ideal weight counterpart. In addition, maternal obesity can adversely impact the health of the woman’s fetus, newborn and child’s health later in life.
Monday, June 17, 2013: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Tennessee A (Gaylord Opryland)
Moderator:
Linda M. Veltri, PhD, RN
Presenting Author:
Nancy O'Brien-Abel, MN, RNC-OB
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