Obesity behind over half UK maternal birth deaths

The dangers of an obese behind.

"More than half of British mothers who died during child birth were overweight, a report found on Tuesday...

In its annual report, 'Saving Mothers' Lives: reviewing maternal deaths to make motherhood safer,' it found that of the almost 300 women who died during childbirth between 2003 and 2005 from pregnancy-related conditions, more than half were obese. The deaths left 520 children motherless, it added.

Obese pregnant women are more at risk of dying, suffering heart disease, miscarriage, diabetes, infections and blood clots...

About 40 percent of deaths were preventable, it added."

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