Should antenatal testing be performed in patients with a pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 35?

Authors

Lee Dresang
Lia Vellardita
Rick Guthmann, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Dresang L, Vellardita L. Should antenatal testing be performed in patients with a pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 35?. J Fam Pract. 2023;72(2):95-96. doi:10.12788/jfp.0560

Affiliations

Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Abstract

Possibly. Elevated BMI is associated with an increased risk for stillbirth (strength of recommendation [SOR], B; cohort studies and meta-analysis of cohort studies). Three studies found an association between elevated BMI and stillbirth and one did not. However, no studies demonstrate that antenatal testing in pregnant people with higher BMIs decreases stillbirth rates, or that no harm is caused by unnecessary testing or resultant interventions.

Document Type

Article

PubMed ID

36947787