Study of the Prevalence of Obesity and Its Association with Maternal and Neonatal Characteristics and Morbidity Profile in a Population of Moroccan Pregnant Women

Table 3

Birth history and neonatal characteristics.

Characteristics	Pregnant women N = 390	95% confidence interval (CI)
Gestational age^β	39.53 ± 1.56	39.37–39.68
Mode of delivery^α
Vaginal	312(80)	75.4–83.8
Caesarean section	78(20)	16.2–24.6
Instrumentation^α
No	279(84.0)	80.1–88.0
Episiotomy	41(12.3)	9–16
Ventouse	12(3.6)	1.5–5.7
Sex^α
Female	194(49.7)	45.1–55.1
Male	196(50.3)	44.9–54.9
Weight (g)^ɣ	3400[3100–3800]	3400–3450
Weight band
Hypotrophy	15(3.8)	2.3–5.9
Normal	314(80.5)	76.7–84.6
Macrosomia	61(15.6)	12.1–19
Apgar^α at 5 min
Apgar < 7	279(71.5)	67.2–76.2
Apgar ≥ 7	111(28.5)	23.8–32.8
Death^α
No	379(97.2)	95.4–98.7
Yes	11(2.8)	1.3–4.6

Note: α values are expressed as number and percentage. β values are expressed as mean and standard deviation. ɣ values are expressed as median and quartile.