MATERNAL OBESITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the effects of maternal obesity on child development. Literature Review: The number of overweight and obese women of reproductive age has also increased, following the global increase.  This has a detrimental effect on the woman's reproductive life, as well as on the baby's life, generating a great impact on maternity services (GARCIA, 2019). It was observed that the main consequences of a pregnancy of an obese woman are: high risk of developing GDM, hypertensive disorders, preeclampsia, development of cardiovascular diseases, induction of labor, cesarean section, macrosomia and prematurity((KHALAK; CUMMINGS; DEXTER, 2015; BENER, 2011). Final considerations: Maternal and neonatal complications such as GDM, HAG, preeclampsia and eclampsia, prematurity, unnatural births and macrosomia are comorbidities that arise recurrently with maternal obesity.