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Maternal and birth cohort studies in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Six decades of longitudinal health knowledge production: a systematic review on Nordic birth cohort studies.International journal of circumpolar health · 2023Pooled it
- The Women's Microbiome: Molecular Insights, Clinical Gaps, and Future Frontiers in Precision Health with Implications for Gulf Cooperation Council Populations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Building a foundation to promote Women's health research in Dubai. Study protocol for a project to investigate the feasibility of establishing a dedicated Women's health biobank.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic determinants of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain: The Mutaba'ah study.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
- Birth cohort studies using symptom diaries for assessing respiratory diseases-a scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
- Intrauterine Exposures and Maternal Health Status during Pregnancy in Relation to Later Child Health: A Review of Pregnancy Cohort Studies in Europe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Effect of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus History on Future Pregnancy Behaviors: The Mutaba'ah Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Knowledge and Preference Towards Mode of Delivery among Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba'ah Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Asthma control factors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the effectiveness of ICS/LABA fixed dose combinations: a dual rapid literature review.BMC public health · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundWe 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.
methodsWe 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)). We categorized cohort studies on the basis of the exposure(s) (anthropometric, environmental, medical, maternal/reproductive, perinatal, or socioeconomic) and outcome(s) (maternal or birth) being measured. Adjusted weighted effect estimates, in the form of relative risks, between maternal obesity and CS and fetal macrosomia were generated using a random-effects model.
resultsOf 3502 citations, 81 published cohort studies were included. One cohort study was in Bahrain, eight in Kuwait, seven in Qatar, six in Oman, 52 in Saudi Arabia, and seven in the UAE. Majority of the exposures studied were maternal/reproductive (65.2%) or medical (39.5%). Birth and maternal outcomes were reported in 82.7% and in 74.1% of the cohort studies, respectively. In Saudi Arabia, babies born to obese women were at a higher risk of macrosomia (adjusted relative risk (aRR), 1.15; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.10-1.20; I
conclusionsCohort studies in the GCC have predominantly focused on reproductive and medical exposures. Obese pregnant women are at an increased risk of undergoing CS delivery or macrosomic births. Longer-term studies that explore a wider range of environmental and biological exposures and outcomes relevant to the GCC region are needed. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42017068910.
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