MACROSOMIA

Course overview

MACROSOMIA IS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED DURING OBSTETRIC PRACTICE. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF OBSTETRIC AS WELL AS NEONATAL COMPLICATIONS. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) HAS RECOGNIZED OBESITY, TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS, AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS) AS GLOBAL EPIDEMICS. THIS ACTIVITY AIMS AT REVIEWING THE DIAGNOSIS, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH MACROSOMIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF OBESITY AND DIABETES WITH OTHER RISK FACTORS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF FETAL MACROSOMIA. IT ALSO EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.