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In a retrospective study, we analyzed data gathered from the sample, which consisted of 7122 women. Our results suggest a statistically significant, higher risk for the groups of women with overweight and obesity and gestational hypertension (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 15.3; 95% CI 9.0\u221225.8 for obesity), preeclampsia (AOR = 3.4; 95% CI 1.9\u22126.0 for overweight and AOR = 13.2; 95% CI 7.7\u221222.5 for obesity), and gestational diabetes mellitus (AOR = 1.9; 95% CI 1.2\u22122.9 for overweight and AOR = 2.4; 95% CI 1.4\u22124.0 for obesity). A higher incidence of pregnancies terminated by cesarean section was observed in the group of obese women. Gestational weight gain above IOM (Institute of Medicine) recommendations was associated with a higher risk of pregnancy terminated by C-section (AOR = 1.2; 95% CI 1.0\u22121.3), gestational hypertension (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.0\u22122.7), and infant macrosomia (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.3\u22122.1). Overweight and obesity during pregnancy significantly contribute to the development of pregnancy pathologies and increased incidence of cesarean section. Systematic efforts to reduce weight before pregnancy through prepregnancy dietary counseling, regular physical activity, and healthy lifestyle should be the primary goal.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph16101751","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,17]],"date-time":"2019-05-17T11:06:46Z","timestamp":1558091206000},"page":"1751","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":73,"title":["Maternal Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain and Their Association with Pregnancy Complications and Perinatal Conditions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7175-9039","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Martin","family":"Simko","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"IInd Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8692-4631","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adrian","family":"Totka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IInd Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7840-8063","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Diana","family":"Vondrova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"Samohyl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0892-5572","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jana","family":"Jurkovicova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4599-1971","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michal","family":"Trnka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Medical Physics, Biophysics, Informatics, and Telemedicine Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Cibulkova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 84199, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juraj","family":"Stofko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Physiotherapy, Balneology and Medical Rehabilitation, University of Ss. 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