Obesity During Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk Of Birth Defects

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 12:42 in Health & Medicine

For women who are obese during pregnancy, there is an associated increased risk of certain birth defects, such as spina bifida and neural tube defects, although the absolute increase in risk is likely to be small, according to an analysis of previous studies.

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