الاثنين، 17 سبتمبر 2018

Gaining too much or too little weight in pregnancy could affect baby's health

Midwives say guidelines should be provided to help them advise expectant mothers

Midwives should be given guidelines on how to advise expectant mothers about managing their weight, their professional body has said, reacting to research that suggested the commonly held belief that pregnant women needed to eat for two was a myth.

Gaining too much weight during pregnancy could put the future offspring at an increased risk of insulin resistance and affect their blood pressure in childhood, according to the study published in the journal, Diabetologia.

Related: Global study finds 75% of pregnant women don't have healthy weight gain

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