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Being just a little overweight affects IVF success, say experts
By Lara Brunt on 05/10/2011 11:49:33
Overweight - not necessarily obese - women have a lower chance of success when it comes to fertility treatment
Women who are overweight are less likely to have a baby through IVF and have an increased risk of miscarriage if they do fall pregnant, new research shows.The study of more than 400 women having IVF treatment revealed that the chance of having a
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Overweight mums-to-be warned of birth complication risk
By Kimberley Smith on 26/01/2011 11:00:46
Overweight and obese pregnant women have been warned they have a higher risk of going overdue and are more likely to need a caesarean
A British research team has found that obese women are more likely to have longer pregnancies and to need to be induced. They were also found to have a higher rate of caesareans.The team in Liverpool looked at the birth records of 30,000 mums who gave birth over a four-year perio...
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Pregnant or overweight? Commuters too scared to offer their seat
By Kimberley Smith on 08/06/2010 13:12:30
Pregnant women forced to stand as passengers fear that giving up their seat could cause offense
Pregnant women are being forced to stand on packed tubes and buses because commuters can’t tell whether they have a baby bump or are just overweight. Two surveys of mums-to-be by Tommy’s charity and gurgle.com have found that they are rarely offered
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New report links obesity to maternal deaths
By Monica Stylli on 04/12/2007 16:02:35
More than half the women who died during or after pregnancy between 2003 and 2005 were overweight.
and 2005 and more than half of those were overweight or obese. Fifteen percent of the mothers who died were morbid or super-morbidly obese, and although the figures are low for the total number of pregnancies in total, the results are still worrying
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Big dads more likely to have small babies
By Kimberley Smith on 08/12/2010 11:38:53
Babies of obese and overweight men have a higher chance of being born with a low birth rate, according to a new study
If you’re losing weight to help you conceive, here’s the perfect evidence you need to get your hubby involved with your healthy eating plan too. According to a new study in New Zealand, being overweight can increase dads’ chances of having babies
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Too much pregnancy weight harder to lose
By Kimberley Smith on 14/07/2010 14:45:27
Mums-to-be who gain more weight than recommended during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight or obese 20 years after giving birth
more likely to be obese and twice as likely to be overweight than those mums who only gained the recommended amount.Guidelines have long rubbished the old wives’ tale that mums-to-be should be eating for two. In fact, there is no need for mums
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Does having a caesarean mean a fatter baby?
By Ellen Wallwork on 22/11/2011 17:25:27
A study links giving birth by c-section with overweight newborns
A study by Imperial College London has found that mothers who had caesarean sections were more likely to have overweight babies, with higher levels of fat in their liver, than those who gave birth naturally.Referring to the study of 62 babies
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NICE obesity guidelines encourage doctors to help mums’ manage weight
By Kimberley Smith on 28/07/2010 13:56:09
Doctors to give more info help to overweight mums-to-be and new mums, to lose weight between pregnancies
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued guidelines to health professionals to help advise the growing number of mums-to-be and new mums who are overweight or obese.Overweight and obese mums-to-be are at a higher risk of a
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Pregnant mum's lifestyle could harm son's sperm
By Clio FitzHerbert on 19/04/2010 15:08:49
Women who smoke or are heavily overweight during pregnancy may cause their son to have a low sperm count later in life, scientists warn
A mum’s lifestyle could impact more on a man’s fertility than his own lifestyle in adulthood, new research suggests.Mums-to-be who smoke, or are heavily overweight, can disrupt their unborn baby’s natural development and cause reduced sperm counts
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Vote results: NHS IVF debate
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/10/2006 11:11:11
A review of NHS IVF treatment suggested that overweight women should be made to lose weight before qualifying. We wanted to know what you thought.
of the votes (26 per cent).It is true that IVF is expensive, and that being overweight can affect many medical outcomes. However, being stressed or overworked can too, whatever weight you are. Interestingly, 19 per cent of you did vote for 'Smoking etc, should
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