Washington, May 19 (ANI): Gaining weight during pregnancy is necessary for the health of the mother-to-be and her unborn child, but a new study has warned that it could put them at increased risk of becoming obese and developing related health problems later in life.
Researchers at the University of Bristol, who looked at the health of 3,877 women 16 years after they gave birth, found that those who gained more than the recommended weight during pregnancy were three times as likely to be overweight or obese or to develop central adiposity (become apple shaped).
Correspondingly, women whose weight gain during pregnancy was low were at lower risk of becoming overweight or obese and developing associated health problems.
The study compared the women's pre-pregnancy weight with BMI, waist circumference and blood pressure 16 years' later and adjusted for age, sex of the child, social class, parity, smoking, physical activity and diet in pregnancy, method of delivery, and whether the mother breastfed.
"Our findings suggest that regular monitoring of weight in pregnancy may need to be reconsidered because it provides a window of opportunity to prevent health problems later in life," said lead researcher Dr Abigail Fraser.
The full results are published in the June 2011 issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. (ANI)
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