Methods
This is a retrospective cohort study, designed to quantify
the independent effects of maternal body mass index (BMI)
and GDM on the pregnancy outcomes. Data were collected
from all consented women who met the inclusion criteria
and delivered in King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH),
for the period of 12 months from the 1st of July 2011 to
30th of June 2012. The inclusion criteria for this study were: