Obese Mums Put Babies Health Risk

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By Religare

Monday, July 12, 2010, 15:04

Obesity is one of the most unwanted fat accumulation of the individual's body. It triggers doubly to pregnant women and the baby's health is at risk. According to researcher, women are more likely to have miscarriage and give birth to malformed babies.

Sydney gynaecologist Andrew Zuschman, who studied the pregnancy outcomes of obese women between June 2008 and July 2009, found that nearly half of overweight women deliver by caesarean birth, weeks before the child is due.

It was also found that one in four babies born to obese women weighed more than 4kg and causing complications at the time of birth.

Zuschman explained that babies with large shoulders could get stuck in the birth canal, bringing dip in the baby's oxygen levels and leaving them with injuries or nerve problems.

"Women in this body mass index category [greater than 30kg/m2] really should be meeting their family doctor before they become pregnant and discussing all of these implications," says Zuschman.

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