NHS Maternity Care for Women with a Body Mass Index of 30 kg/m2 or Above Births between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2017 in England, Wales and Scotland.
This report focuses on the maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above who gave birth between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2017, compared with those of women with BMI in the range 18.5–24.9. Women with BMI of 30 or above have a higher risk of complications antenatally, intrapartum and postnatally than women with a BMI in the healthy range. Nevertheless, approximately one-third of these women have a pregnancy and birth without complication.