
|Articles|June 5, 2012
Poll: Do you offer your Overweight Pregnant Patients Weight Management Options?
Author(s)OBGYN.net Staff
Proper weight management during pregnancy is beneficial to both the mother and the fetus. Overweight women are at an increased risk for gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, preterm birth and intrauterine death.
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Proper weight management during pregnancy is beneficial to both the mother and the fetus. Overweight women are at an increased risk for gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, preterm birth and intrauterine death. Research shows dieting during pregnancy is safe and effective.
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