 Does obese woman tends to
face
more pregnancy risks?
 Obesity is a
disease caused by the excessive calorie in take
and accumulation of fats due to decreased body metabolism. Sometimes it
also
occurs due to certain weaknesses in the body not because of over eating
patterns. Obesity generates many physical illnesses if not controlled
by any
means.
The diseases caused
by obesity include: high blood pressure, weak immune
system, heart problem and diabetes. An obese person may feel laziness,
sleepiness and fatigue.
Mostly it has been
observed that people who are obese
hate dieting and can not stay away from food. For this reason they find
it
difficult to loose weight when it becomes dangerous for their lives.
How Obese Could Leads To
Dangerous For Pregnant?
Obesity is
dangerous for men and women alike but it is
exceptionally dangerous for pregnant women as it is liable to cause
many
pregnancy related problems. The child as well as mother suffers dangers
of
obesity. It can become a threat to the life of baby to born.
Sometimes, for
this reason doctors recommend the obese pregnant women to loose weight
as soon
as possible to prevent possible risks. For this a lady can choose
medicines
instead of diet cut as dieting can hinder the growth of child inside
the
mother.
So prescription of
doctor is usually based on safe medicines which
either burn fat or block the formation of fats in the body. The
medicines which
reduce the appetite are rarely used and are not even safe as the loss
and
reduction of appetite in pregnant women can impact the pregnancy.
Possible risks of obesity for
pregnancy
The child and the
mother both can have defects in heart.
This is the most common type of birth defect in children of obese
women. Most
of the defects are on the right side of hearts of children. The latest
research
in America
has given evidences that obese mother mostly leads to defects in
child’s heart.
- The mother may also get heart troubles
while pregnancy.
- Obesity can cause cancers of uterus and
may lead to
miscarriages.
- According to WebMD health news, risks of
having a baby with
neural tube defects increase with the obesity. The intake of folic acid
in
greater quantity does not protect this risk. Hence mother and baby both
are at
risk.
- Many pregnancy problems are observed in
obese women, that
normal women do not experience.
- The babies born to such mothers are often
kept in ICU wards
due to sensitive conditions. The babies can even die in such
circumstances.
- The obese women often find it difficult
to gain pregnancy
but once they become pregnant, the threats to their health are numerous
and
must be dealt seriously.
- Obese women have high risks of getting
few children and may
become infertile.
- They often have cesarean babies.
Precautions
Obese women are
advised to leave smoking while pregnancy and
counseling is done to make them understand the importance of folic acid
intake
which may help them fight obesity caused risks. It is also suggested
that
calorie in take should be planned by obese women which may be enough
and
healthy for both mother and child. Regular exercise is recommended to
reduce
obesity.
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