Commentary on: Wyss C, Inauen J, Cignacco E, Raio L, Aubry EM. Mediating processes underlying the associations between maternal obesity and the likelihood of cesarean birth. Birth. 2024 Mar;51(1):52-62. doi: 10.1111/birt.12751. Epub 2023 Aug 24.
Implications for practice and research
It is important for future clinical practice to understand the risks of Caesarean Section (CS) to properly counsel pregnant patients, even if the patient is obese.
It would be crucial to have CS delivery indications that are accepted at national and international levels, even in in obese women.
Context According to the literature, it appears that obese pregnant women are more likely to undergo a caesarean section than non-obese women. However, the mechanisms underlying these data have not yet been clarified.
Methods The aim of the study of Wyss et al1 was to assess the factors contributing to the association...
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