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 recent study published in the Journal of Paediatrics, it’s
reported that babies of overweight/obese mothers gained less weight and
grew less in length than babies of normal-weight women from just after
birth to three months. The overweight/ obese mother babies also gained
less fat mass comparatively. Fat mass in infants is widely considered to
be crucial to brain growth and development. The findings emphasise need
of addressing the risk of obesity among would-be mothers.
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