Obesity During Pregnancy Could Make Your Baby Born Larger, New Study Claims

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By Dianne Francisco , Parent Herald Mar 16, 06:10 am

A new study claims that the reason behind babies who are born larger than the usual is because their mothers were obese or overweight during their pregnancy. Scientists at the University of Bristol and University of Exeter reported this study, which also states that smaller babies when born, were because their mothers experienced high blood pressure while they were pregnant.

If you're curious about what your child's size would be when he or she comes out after your pregnancy; then factors like your weight could apparently determine it, as well as your blood pressure's condition. In an article published by The Guardian, this research addresses the many factors that women could determine the size of their baby and it is not limited to when they are overweight. Having a blood pressure and even a high blood sugar could also create the answer.

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Pregnant women who have higher blood sugar have a tendency to also deliver larger babies. It doesn’t matter if it is even within a healthy state, if their blood sugar is high, they could expect that they could deliver a huge baby.

Meanwhile, pregnant women who have high blood pressure during those nine months could expect to deliver smaller babies. One of the authors of this study, Dr. Rachel Freathy, a representative of the University of Exeter Medical School said, “Being born very large or very small can carry health risks for a newborn baby, particularly when that's at the extreme end of the spectrum.”

This research has sampled over 30,000 women who are healthy along with their babies coming from 18 different research studies. This information can be publicly viewed via the medical journal JAMA.

To avoid obesity in pregnancy, scientists at the University of Calgary found a way to solve it and it is through the intake of probiotics. This means that eating yoghurt during pregnancy could reduce the risk of being overweight according to the publication 660 News.