What are the DANGERS of being OBESE and PREGNANT?

What are the DANGERS of being OBESE and PREGNANT?I mean together
(Thanks everyone, but it's not me getting pregnant or obese) :-)

nina is a first time mommy!
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dinoROAR
hypertension
premature birth

Andy
Increased hypertension, increased risk of diabetes, increased stress on back and shoulder muscles, increased birth weight of baby leading to complications at birth.

~*Kim*~Expecting~*Baby Lairen*~
Well since your blood volume increases during pregnancy and your heart has to work twice as hard to pump blood, stress may be put on your heart and you could develop gestational diabetes, but many women who are overweight have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies despite the mother's weight. Hope this helps!

Lena B.
Studies indicate obesity doubles a woman's chances of having a baby with neural tube defects, and even adequate folic acid intake does not fully protect against the increase in risk.

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