Pregnant women increase the risk of obesity

A new study shows that the mother during pregnancy, mothers and babies at risk of obesity will. In this regard, birth defects disease specialists called for the protection of health providers to convey these messages. Study found that obese women would have more risk of fetal neural tube defects. While it is appropriate intake of folic acid could not fully protect against the increase in risk. Compared with normal-weight women. obese women during pregnancy as a higher incidence of complications. they are born in the neonatal intensive care unit babies are more likely to enter. Malformations Institute of Public Affairs Committee recently announced that obesity is a risk factor of pregnancy. should tell the women of the dangers, it is like telling them to the dangers of smoking and drinking during pregnancy the same; Institute of deformities and birth defects cause the process to improve the diagnosis and prevention. The study noted that, as clinicians have been encouraged with pregnant women or women who might become pregnant do counseling, discuss the folic acid, stop smoking and avoid alcohol. clinicians and women deliberations on the recommendation of the appropriate caloric intake and exercise. The report emphasized that mothers the link between obesity and neural tube defects in a number of studies had been confirmed. Neural tube defects is one of America's most serious and most common birth defects; Each year an estimated 2,500 babies born have these defects, and many other affected pregnancies end in abortion and stillbirth; The most common neural tube defects are split spinal cord disease This is a major factor in childhood paralysis; The study pointed out that compared with normal weight women. Babies born to women's risk of obesity more. Although folic acid supplements can help protect everyone from the birth defect. However, obese women to receive adequate folic acid, the normal weight women with adequate folic acid, Am I the risk of neural tube defects in infants is still twice. American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology physicians (ACOG) similar information Gynecologists called obese patients to assess their situation and to tell the patients with obesity-related complications during pregnancy.