Mothers who had increased their BMI by 3 units or more during the previous two years—a weight gain of 17 pounds or more for a woman of average height—between their fist and second pregnancy were 1.63 times more likely to have a stillbirth according to a large Swedish study. “Our results provide robust epidemiological evidence for advocating weight loss in overweight and obese women who are planning to become pregnant and, to prevent weight gain before pregnancy in women with healthy BMIs,” the authors of the study concluded.
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