Heavy moms who shed pounds still have big babies
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NEW YORK  - Overweight women are known to have a greater chance of giving birth to a larger-than-normal baby. But new research suggests that these odds stay higher even when a woman loses weight before pregnancy.
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NEW YORK  - Weight gain above guidelines   during pregnancy is common, according to researchers, and   infants born to women with high weight gain tend to have worse   outcomes.
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Babies who are born heavy and grow  fast have a 150 percent chance of being overweight or obese by  the time they are seven years old, a survey of more than 8,000  children in Hong Kong has shown.
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Hefty Updated A Mexican woman has given birth to an unusually large baby. Dubbed "Super Tonio", the baby weighed in at a massive 6.6kg when he was delivered by staff at the Jesus Kumate Rodriguez hospital in Cancun, Mexico.â¦
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A woman in northeastern Brazil has given birth to what one doctor called a "giant baby," a boy weighing 16.7 pounds.
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Weight gain above guidelines  during pregnancy is common, according to researchers, and  infants born to women with high weight gain tend to have worse  outcomes.
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Obese couples have a more difficult  time conceiving a baby than couples of normal weight, according  to a study published on Tuesday identifying another consequence  of putting on too much weight.
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A study finds that a motherâs gestational diabetes is significantly associated with obesity in her children at ages 5 to 7.
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A study finds higher instances of breast cancer among women who were chubby babies, and also among those who were long and lean as teenagers.
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(National-NBC) Oct. 29, 2004 - A new study finds overweight and obese women have longer labors than healthy weight women. Researchers say this could increase the risk for complications such as cesarean section births.
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Older overweight women have another compelling reason to shed excess pounds. A new study shows that older overweight women significantly increase their risk of acute leukemia.
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A woman who weighs more than 400 pounds (180 kg) said on Sunday she did not know she was pregnant until two days before giving birth this week to a healthy baby boy.
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NEW YORK  - The weight of the mother before pregnancy, as well as additional weight gained during pregnancy, are often excessive and blood sugar abnormalities are common, in women of Mexican descent who are living in the U.S., researchers report. These factors help explain the high infant birth weights seen in this group, according to the study findings published in American Journal of Public Health.
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NEW YORK  - For new mothers trying to lose  those extra pounds, breastfeeding may not be the surefire  answer that many women consider it to be, according to two  Cincinnati researchers.
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Doctors and health advocates have warned for years that American children are getting fatter. Now even some kids&#039; teddy bears are packing on the pounds.
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Obese mothers-to-be need significantly more NHS care than pregnant women of a healthy weight, a study says.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who put on more  pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a  Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.