The expectant overweight mothers could be spoiling unborn baby's health for a lifetime, a new research has cautioned.
The research has found that the women who were overweight during their pregnancy were 65 percent more vulnerable to give birth to an extra-large baby. The risk is increased to more than two-and-a-half times for those who were fat, says Daily Express reports.
The latest research was conducted to highlight the dangers to both mother and baby of a woman being overweight when she becomes pregnant.
During the study, researchers analyzed data of almost 10,000 mothers, who did not develop gestational diabetes, revealed that those who were overweight during pregnancy were 65 percent more likely to give birth to a large sized child.
Previous studies had revealed that obese women were more likely to miscarry healthy babies, develop blood clots and have a child more prone to obesity and an array of health problems that includes diabetes and heart problems.
--with inputs from IANS
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