maternal obesity has
a strong and independent effect on fetal macrosomia [1] .
Gestational age at delivery, maternal pre-pregnancy body
mass index (BMI), pregnancy weight gain, maternal
height, hypertension and cigarette smoking also have a
significant impact. When obese women were compared
to normal-weight women, the newborns of obese women
had more than double the risk of macrosomia compared
to those of women with normal weight [2] .�