Obesity increases the risk of death during pregnancy, warn experts

According to an alarming British study, the Daily Mail reported a growing number of deaths during pregnancy

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According to experts, obesity and pregnant women at a later age increase in deaths.

According to statistics collected by the University of Oxford, 225 women in the United Kingdom died during or just after a pregnancy between 2014 and 2016.

Although the number of women who died during the Pregnancy is low, Professor Marian Knight, author of the study, The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit in Oxford asks doctors to become aware of the risks that obesity mothers can and can pose. of age.

"Women are often older, heavier and have more complex physical and mental health problems when they become pregnant"

adding: "Even though we could already badume that pregnant women were young and healthy, this is no longer the case: women in their forties are three times more likely to die than women in their early 20s.

"It is time to question our Hypotheses for Women with More Complex Health Problems. "

One of the leading causes of death during pregnancy is the formation of blood clots, particularly venous thromboembolism.

Prev Many Research has shown that changes in diet and lifestyle can help obese pregnant women avoid complications.

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