Overweight mothers may be putting unborn babies at risk

Being overweight while you are pregnant could harm you r unborn child. A new study has found that women who were very fat during their pregnancy were 65 percent more likely to give birth to an extra large baby. The risk rose by more than two-and-a-half times for those who were considered to be obese.

The latest research was conducted to highlight the dangers to both mother and baby of a woman being overweight when she becomes pregnant. The study of almost 10,000 mothers, who did not develop gestational diabetes, revealed that those who were overweight while expecting were 65 percent more likely to give birth to a large child. Earlier studies had shown heavier women were more likely to miscarry healthy babies, develop blood clots and have a child more prone to obesity and a raft of health problems such as diabetes and heart problems.

Source: IANS