The Need vs Want Healthy Life Project Launches a Healthy Mother Campaign
Obesity Australia reports that one in three women are overweight or obese when they become pregnant, of grave concern as moms carrying excess weight during pregnancy are prone to complications. Women who fall into this category carry a higher risk of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes and/ or high blood pressure. In addition, children born to women who are overweight tend to be larger, leading to the need for more emergency interventions at the time of delivery. Women wishing to lose weight...
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