Obese women at greater risk of repeat miscarriages
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| When maternal age and number of previous miscarriages were taken into account, those women who were obese were shown to have a higher chance of a further miscarriage | Photo: PA |
Researchers at St Mary's Hospital in London found obese women who had suffered one miscarriage had a significantly increased risk of a further miscarriage compared to those who were of a normal weight.
The 11-year study investigated the effect of body mass index (BMI) on unexplained recurrent miscarriages.
The women had their BMI measured and were placed into one of four categories: underweight; normal; overweight; and obese.
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Category: Miscarriage, obesity, pregnancy
I think that it is great that they are going to try counselling obese women into weight loss before they fall pregnant. It is not only a risk for miscarriage but is bad for their health.