Complications of cesarean delivery in the massively obese parturient.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine predictors of cesarean delivery morbidity associated with massive obesity.

Study Design: This was an institutional review board-approved retrospective study of massively obese women (body mass index, > or = 50 kg/m(2)) undergoing cesarean delivery. Bivariable and multivariable analyses were used to assess the strength of association between wound complication and various predictors.