All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 04–08 Jan 2009 · Birla Auditorium, Jaipur

Objective : Although it looks paradoxical, yet excessive energy reserve in the form of obesity is creeping as problem in medical field in developing country like ours, the incidence being 35% amongst urban population. Pregnancy is the state when balanced diet and appropriate weight gain is of utmost importance for safe motherhood and healthy baby. An attempt has been made through this study to identify the risks associate with excessive energy reserve in pregnancy, so that proper nutrition can be advised. Material & Methods : In these retrospective study 1 ]4 ladies were screened out who had pre pregnancy Body Mass Index between 23 - 37.4.