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Fluctuating Weight Between Pregancies Can Affect Unborn Children

Posted By Dr. Mercola | August 01 2007 | 1,699 views

Gaining or losing weight between pregnancies can have major health implications for an unborn baby, warn two senior obstetricians in the British Medical Journal in an editorial.

While weight and obesity have long concerned women in relation to body image and lifestyle issues, few are aware of the possible risks that fluctuating weight could have on their unborn child, write Dr Jennifer Walsh and Professor Deirdre Murphy.

Science Daily July 30, 2007

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