BLOG - Cappolino, Dodd, Krebs, LLP » Peeclampsia http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:32:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Birth defects tied to over-weight mothers http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/01/21/birth-defects-tied-to-over-weight-mothers/ http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/01/21/birth-defects-tied-to-over-weight-mothers/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:09:41 +0000 admin http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/01/21/birth-defects-tied-to-over-weight-mothers/ Women who are overweight or obese have higher odds of having complications during pregnancy. Those complications could include hypertension (high blood pressure), preeclampsia and eclampsia or gestational diabetes. Each of these conditions may require medication and treatment and put the health of not only mothers, but their babies at risk.

The increased risks to babies include [...]

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