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Effects of Obesity on Obstetric Ultrasound Imaging
Obesity is increasing worldwide, with most of the industrialized world having obesity rates of 20%– 30% in the adult population and some selected populations, such as the southern Pacific, reporting obesity rates of 44%–80%.1,2 Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater
than 30 and is generally divided into classes, with class I consisting of BMI of 30.0–34.9 kg/m2, class II BMI of 35.0–39.9 kg/m2, and class III BMI of 40 kg/m2.
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