Weight gain is considered as a part and parcel of pregnancy. But if a woman is overweight, then it can cause many complications in terms of gestational diabetes and pre-eclampia. Therefore, it is important to maintain healthy weight during pregnancy.
SIDE-EFFECTS OF BEING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE DURING PREGNANCY
Risk to fetus is very high and there can be high chances of miscarriage.
The child can be born with larger than average size; it can be serious situation for both mother and baby.
There are also high chances that baby will develop diabetes or heart diseases in the adult age.
The baby may have neural tube defects at the time of birth.
Mother with overweight can develop gestational diabetes, which increases the size of baby and make it impossible for vaginal birth or normal delivery.
Preeclampsia (reduced blood flow to the baby) is also very common among overweight mothers
It becomes really difficult to monitor fetal movement.
There is very high risk of UTIs (urinary tract infections) during pregnancy and postpartum period.
Blood clotting can complicate baby delivery.
Excessive blood loss chances during cesarean delivery
Induced labor is required.
You can read about high risk pregnancy and how to manage it here https://www.healinghospital.co.in/7-practical-tips-for-managing-a-high-risk-pregnancy-healing-hospital-chandigarh/
The welcoming news for the newly expecting, overweight mothers is that they can lose weight in the early days of pregnancy.
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