Rami H Al-Rifai, Nasloon Ali, Esther T Barigye, Amal H I Al Haddad, Fatima Al-Maskari, Tom Loney, Luai A Ahmed
BACKGROUND: We systematically reviewed and chronicled exposures and outcomes measured in the maternal and birth cohort studies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and quantitatively summarized the weighted effect estimates between maternal obesity and (1) cesarean section (CS) and (2) fetal macrosomia. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE-PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science electronic databases up to 30 June 2019. We considered all maternal and birth cohort studies conducted in the six GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE))...
January 16, 2020: Systematic Reviews