Research Article

[Retracted] Clinical Observation of Effects of Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Weight Gain during Pregnancy on Neonatal Weight and Delivery Outcome

Table 3

Comparison of the BMI increase and delivery outcome (n, %).

GroupCaseCesarean sectionNatural labourPostpartum hemorrhageHDPGDM

Deficient increase group10335 (33.98%)68 66.02%)6 (5.82%)11 (10.67%)8 (7.76%)
Appropriate increase group19796 (48.73%)101 (51.27%)11 (5.58%)17 (8.62%)13 (6.59%)
Excessive increase group5842 (72.41%)16 (27.58%)6 (10.34%)16 (27.58%)9 (15.51%)
χ26.5223.8474.1626.9883.154
0.0040.0120.0170.0020.024

Compared with the excessive increase group, P < 0.05.