Obesity and cervical ripening failure risk.
Summary of "Obesity and cervical ripening failure risk."
Objective. To estimate the impact of obesity on cervical ripening with prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Materials and method. A retrospective study compared the cervical ripening efficiency of PGE2 on patients with BMI above 30 kg/m(2) and normal weight patients with BMI between 20 kg/m(2) and 25 kg/m(2). In case of a Bishop score (≤3), a dinoprostone tampon was used over 12 h. In case of a Bishop score (4;6), a dinoprostone gel was used over 6 h. Failure of first cervical ripening attempt was defined, as the persistence of a Bishop score <6, 12 h after dinoprostone tampon or 6 h after dinoprostone gel. Results. Ninety-five obese patients were matched according to parity to 190 non-obese patients. The failure rate of the first attempt at cervical ripening was significantly higher (P = 0.0016) among obese patients (53.7%) as compared to patients with a BMI in between 20 and 25 (34.2%). After multivariate analysis BMI ≥ 30 (OR = 2.32 (1.47-4.00), P = 0.0019), parity ≤2 (OR = 2.50 (1.20-5.26) P = 0.0137), and the Bishop score ≤3 (OR = 2.62 (1.45-4.72), P = 0.0014) were significantly and independently associated to prostaglandin ripening failure. Conclusion. Obesity seems to be associated to lower E2 prostaglandin sensitivity.
Affiliation
Department of Gynaecology and obstetrics, Hospital Mère Enfant, CHU Dupuytren, av Larrey 87000 Limoges, France.
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Name: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the
ISSN: 1476-4954
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21574901
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14767058.2011.575485
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Cervical Ripening
A change in the CERVIX UTERI with respect to its readiness to relax. The cervix normally becomes softer, more flexible, more distensible, and shorter in the final weeks of PREGNANCY. These cervical changes can also be chemically induced (LABOR, INDUCED).
Obesity, Abdominal
A condition of having excess fat in the abdomen. Abdominal obesity is typically defined as waist circumferences of 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches or more in women. Abdominal obesity raises the risk of developing disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension and METABOLIC SYNDROME X.
Risk-taking
Undertaking a task involving a challenge for achievement or a desirable goal in which there is a lack of certainty or a fear of failure. It may also include the exhibiting of certain behaviors whose outcomes may present a risk to the individual or to those associated with him or her.
Cervical Plexus
A network of nerve fibers originating in the upper four cervical spinal cord segments. The cervical plexus distributes cutaneous nerves to parts of the neck, shoulders, and back of the head, and motor fibers to muscles of the cervical spinal column, infrahyoid muscles, and the diaphragm.
Cervical Length Measurement
A parameter usually used in PRENATAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY to measure the length of the uterine neck (CERVIX UTERI). Cervical length or its shortening is used to identify and prevent early cervical opening and PRETERM BIRTH.
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