Obese women more likely to have babies with birth defects
A Sweden-based study, which used data from over 12 lakh births between 2001-2014, has linked obesity during pregnancy to birth defects in babies. The study found over 43,000 major congenital deformations among the recorded births. Compared to healthy women, the risk was 3% higher for overweight and 11% for obese mothers, which rose to 38% for higher categories of obesity.