Correlation Between Pregravid Nutritional Status,
Obstetric Nutritional Risk and Maternal Morbidity in
High Risk Pregnancy: A Case Control Study

Roberto Anaya-Prado; Michelle Marie Anaya-Fernández; Roberto Anaya-Fernández; Consuelo
Cecilia Azcona-Ramírez; Jonathan Ulises Martínez-Escobar; Diana Paulina Ochoa-Yudiche; Ana Paula
Cárdenas-Fregoso; Daniela Reyes-González; Diego Alberto Marín-Esparza

Research Article

Correlation Between Pregravid Nutritional Status, Obstetric Nutritional Risk and Maternal Morbidity in High Risk Pregnancy: A Case Control Study

Roberto Anaya-Prado^1,2,4*, Michelle Marie Anaya-Fernández², Roberto Anaya-Fernández^2,3, Consuelo Cecilia Azcona-Ramírez², Jonathan Ulises Martínez-Escobar³, Diana Paulina Ochoa-Yudiche^2,4, Ana Paula Cárdenas-Fregoso^2,4, Daniela Reyes-González^2,4 and Diego Alberto Marín-Esparza^2,4

¹Direction of Research and Education at Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; at Western National Medical Centre; the Mexican Institute for Social Security, México

²Division of Research at Centro Médico Puerta de Hierro, México

³School of Medicine at Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, University of Guadalajara, México

⁴School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey; Guadalajara, Jalisco. México

Corresponding Author

Received Date:September 12, 2022; Published Date: September 27, 2022

Abstract

Background: Maternal nutrition has been reported to play a critical role in both the development and outcome of pregnancy. But, a causal correlation between obstetric nutrition risk (ONR), pregravid and gravid nutritional status (NS) and pregnancy outcome has not been established. The purpose of this work was to analyze the possible association between ONR, pregravid and gravid NS and maternal morbidity (MM).

Methods: This case control study included 180 pregnant patients admitted for high risk pregnancy (HRP). Patients were allocated in two groups (n = 90 p/group) using the ONR criteria on hospital admission: no nutritional risk group (Group A, ONR score < 3) and nutritional risk group (Group B, ONR score > 3). Study variables included: ONR scores, pregravid and gravid NS and MM.

Results: Average ONR scores were 1.24 ± 0.04 and 3.58 ± 0.07, on admission and 2.63 ± 0.18 and 4.88 ± 0.08 at discharge, on Groups A and B, respectively (p <0.001). Patients were “overweight” and “underweight” in Groups A and B, respectively (p <0.05). Hospital morbidity was identified in 10 (11.11%) and 44 (48.88%) patients in the no nutritional risk and nutritional risk groups, respectively (p <0.05. RR = 2.23; 95% CI 0.36 - 0.81).

Conclusion: There was a positive association between pregravid NS, Obstetric Nutritional Risk and MM in HRP. Nutritionally at-risk patients were underweight, showed a significantly higher morbidity and had longer hospital stays.

Keywords: Malnutrition; Nutritional risk screening; Nutritional status; Undernutrition; High risk pregnancy; Maternal morbidity

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Roberto Anaya-Prado*, Michelle Marie Anaya-Fernández, Roberto Anaya-Fernández, Consuelo Cecilia Azcona-Ramírez, Jonathan Ulises Martínez-Escobar, Diana Paulina Ochoa-Yudiche, Ana Paula Cárdenas-Fregoso, Daniela Reyes-González and Diego Alberto Marín-Esparza. Correlation Between Pregravid Nutritional Status, Obstetric Nutritional Risk and Maternal Morbidity in High Risk Pregnancy: A Case Control Study. W J Gynecol Women’s Health. 6(1): 2022. WJGWH.MS.ID.000626.