pregnancy weight

Link between weight gains during pregnancy and dieting history

harminka — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:45:11 -0500

Women who have a history of dieting or other restricted eating practices are at risk of gaining an inappropriate amount of weight during pregnancy.

Too much or too little weight gain poses risks to pregnant mothers, babies

harminka — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:26:29 -0500

Women who gain more or less than recommended amounts of weight during pregnancy are likely to increase the risk of problems for both themselves and their child, according to a new report by the RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center.

Adapting to pregnancy played key role in human evolution

harminka — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:51:03 -0600

The human spine evolved differently in males and females in order to alleviate back pressure from the weight of carrying a baby, according to research spearheaded at The University of Texas at Austin.

Stop eating for two

harminka — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:13:27 -0500

Severely obese women should lose weight during pregnancy, while obese women who are pregnant should gain less weight than currently recommended, a Saint Louis University study finds.

Weight gain between first and second pregnancies

harminka — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:23:54 -0500

A slightly greater number of males than females are born worldwide every year. In recent decades, although there are still more baby boys born than girls, there has been an apparent decline in the ratio of male to female newborns in several industrialized countries, including Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Japan and the United States.

Weight and pregnancy

harminka — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:27:14 -0500

Gaining or losing weight in between pregnancies can have major health implications for an unborn baby, warn two senior obstetricians in today’s BMJ.

Weight gain in pregnancy linked to overweight in kids

harminka — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:49:34 -0500

Pregnant women who gain excessive or even appropriate weight, according to current guidelines, are four times more likely than women who gain inadequate weight to have a baby who becomes overweight in early childhood. These findings are from a new study at the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and are published in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.