If you try to get pregnant, you should keep your health weight. Why? A study again found that pregnant women who are overweight (but not in the category of obesity) and risk of blood sugar levels slightly higher pregnancy complications.
According to researchers, the risk is even higher than their counterparts who are obese with normal glucose levels, or pregnant women with gestational diabetes with a normal weight.
The researchers who published the study in the April issue of the journal Diabetes Care explain, so far, doctors usually focus only on pregnant women suffering from obesity or gestational diabetes, but tend to ignore Women who are overweight (not obese) and have a fairly high sugar content.
“These women have not entered the center of our attention (the doctor) because they do not have gestational diabetes and obesity. But our research shows, if you’re one of them, then you have some significant risks, “said study leader, Dr. Boyd Metzger, professor of medicine and endocrinology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
“We physicians need to address the issue of a combination of pregnant women with blood sugar and a little overweight raised the same thing we do for women suffering from obesity or gestational diabetes,” he added.
In his study of over 23,000 women in nine countries, researchers found that pregnant women who are obese and suffer from gestational diabetes and pregnant women who are overweight and their levels of blood sugar slightly higher, most likely give birth to large babies, increasing the risk of injury to the baby in the vagina during delivery (normal delivery). Therefore, it increases the chances for a cesarean.
Compared to those born to mothers with a body weight and normal glucose levels, babies born to mothers with obesity and diabetes weighs about 12 ounces (340 grams) heavier. Whereas those born to overweight (not obese) and blood sugar weighs just over 7.5 ounces (213 grams) heavier. While babies born to mothers with normal weight and gestational weighs 6 ounces (170) is more severe, and those born to mothers with obesity and abnormal levels of blood sugar, the weight is heavier 6 oz.
The researchers also noted that babies born to women who are overweight (not obese) and higher levels of sugar in the blood, are more likely to have higher levels of insulin and sugar levels decrease in the blood. This effect can eventually lead to obesity and diabetes in children.
“The overriding message of these results is that when you look at the impact of the weight of Nutrition, Metabolism and body on the outcome of pregnancy, any woman – at the first prenatal visit – should consult a dietitian and regulate a healthy diet suitable for pregnancy, “said Metzger, who is also a professor of nutrition and metabolism.
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