pregnancy weight
University of Newcastle researchers are asking new mums to reflect on their pregnancy and post-birth experience to help researchers design a healthy lifestyle program for other mothers-to-be. Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks said the University of Newcastle is calling for women who ... Read More »
Overweight and obese women are more likely to require specialist medical care during their pregnancy due to the increased risk of adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes, finds a new study published in An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The ... Read More »
All pregnant women should be assessed for small for gestational age (SGA) risk factors in the first trimester of pregnancy but regular measurement of fetal size by ultrasound is only required when major risk factors for impaired fetal growth are ... Read More »
Researchers from Norway found that women with a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) of 40 had an increased risk of vacuum extraction delivery or Cesarean section (C-section). Findings that appear in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal published by ... Read More »
The study, conducted at the Mother Infant Research Institute (MIRI) at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Mass., looked at the fetal development of 16 pregnant women, eight obese and eight lean, to see what effects maternal obesity had on fetal ... Read More »
New born human infants have the largest brains among primates, but also the highest proportion of body fat. Before birth, if the supply of nutrients from the mother through the placenta is limited or unbalanced, the developing baby faces a ... Read More »
Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to deliver infants who are large for their gestational age at delivery, regardless of whether they develop gestational diabetes during their pregnancy, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente published today ... Read More »
Pregnant women who are overweight or obese can encounter a host of health complications. The added weight also appears to affect how their children grow and develop, at least initially. In a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics, ... Read More »
In the midst of Australia’s obesity epidemic, there’s a lot of information about avoiding unhealthy, sugary foods and weight gain. In this climate we are rarely reminded (and only a few of us really need to be), that under-eating can ... Read More »
We’ve all heard the saying, “You are what you eat.” While we all know it’s not true in the literal sense (no one has ever turned into a cow after a good steak!), we all know that what we eat ... Read More »
