Posts Tagged ‘pre-eclampsia’
|Excess weight raises pregnancy risks: study
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Women who are overweight during pregnancy significantly increase the risk of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, large babies and needing to have a c-section.
Tags: c-section, gestational diabetes, Obesity, pre-eclampsia, pregnancy, Weight loss
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Vitamin D Cuts Premature Birth Risk
Monday, February 8th, 2010
A study involving 600 pregnant women showed that those with the highest levels of vitamin D were significantly less likely to go into premature labor, have small for date babies, as well as experience several other possible pregnancy related complications.
Tags: Diabetes, hypertension, pre-eclampsia, pregnancy, premature labor, vitamin D
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