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Being Overweight Raises Pregnancy Complications Regardless Of Women's Country Of Birth: Study

The study examined the risk of complications faced by overweight pregnant women, including both those born in Sweden and those who have moved there. (Credit: image by senivpetro on Freepik)

Obesity increases health complications during pregnancy, including miscarriage, preterm birth, and preeclampsia. Researchers have now found that being overweight during pregnancy raises these risks regardless of a woman's country of birth.

The latest study conducted by researchers at Linköping University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden examined the risk of complications faced by overweight pregnant women, including both those born in Sweden and those who have moved there.

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