OBESITY AS A RISK FACTOR FOR OBSTETRIC AND PERINATAL COMPLICATIONS, FROM THE POSITIONS OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
To assess the relationship of obesity with adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes 23 meta-analyses have been analyzed. The revealed contradictions led to doubt the categorical opinion on the negative impact of obesity on outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth. There are no reliable evidence that obesity is an independent risk factor for adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes.