A mother's health and nutrition even before pregnancy, let alone during the 9 months, has a huge impact on the baby. In this case, a study by Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research of more than 40,000 women and their babies, noted that women who gained more than 40 pounds during pregnancy, were nearly twice as likely to have heavy babies (weighing more than 9 pounds).
Though we've known for some time that maternal weight has a huge impact on the baby, this is the first time that a stu...
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