Pregnancy risks for obese women

More reasons to discourage the fat from reproducing.

"A new study has underlined the high risks faced by obese women in their first pregnancy.

Scientists at Kings College in London analysed data from the pregnancies of 385 first-time obese mothers.

They found that obese women had higher rates of eclampsia and premature births compared to women inside recommended weight guidelines.

Obese women were nearly twice as likely to give birth to a low-weight baby, weighing less than 5lbs 8oz (2.5kg)...

The risks associated with prematurity and low birth weight include brain damage, difficulty with breathing, learning problems and greater susceptibility to infection."

They are child, fetus and embryo killers.

"Professor Norman said the extra costs of treating them were not just down to a longer stay in hospital: 'We've had to buy in lots of new equipment in order to treat obese people properly.

'New operating tables and even new blood pressure cuffs because the ordinary ones give wrong readings on an obese person.'"

And they cost the rest of us way too much for the privilege of giving birth to abused children.