Weight gain between pregnancies linked to increased risk of stillbirth and infant death

Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 11:15 in Health & Medicine

Mothers of healthy weight during their first pregnancy who gain even a moderate amount of weight (around 6 kg in a woman of average height) between their first and second pregnancies increase the risk of their baby dying in its first year of life, according to new research.

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