Overweight pregnant women have higher risks of
hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM),
Cesarean section, shoulder dystocia and early neonatal
death [10–14]. Obesity in pregnancy compromises fetal
metabolic programming, increasing the risk of obesity,
diabetes and cardiovascular disorders in the offspring
[15, 16].
Thus, the present study aimed at evaluating maternal,
delivery and neonatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated
by overweight and obesity.