What is the Optimal Gestational Age for Obese Women to Give Birth? Robert L. Barbieri, MD reviewing Gibbs Pickens CM et al. Obstet Gynecol 2017 Dec 4. For women with prepregnancy BMI >30 kg/m2, elective induction of labor at 39 weeks resulted in the best maternal and newborn outcomes.

What is the Optimal Gestational Age for Obese Women to Give Birth?

Robert L. Barbieri, MD reviewing Gibbs Pickens CM et al. Obstet Gynecol 2017 Dec 4.

For women with prepregnancy BMI >30 kg/m², elective induction of labor at 39 weeks resulted in the best maternal and newborn outcomes.