Can being overweight affect your pregnancy?

Can being overweight affect your pregnancy?

Research has shown that more women are giving birth at older ages, are obese, or have certain health conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes.  There are also more young women with serious conditions, like congenital heart defects, who are surviving and having children. 

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Pregnancy and the dangers of mercury

Pregnancy and the dangers of mercury

According to a study from Consumer Reports, pregnant women should avoid all tuna due to the dangers of being exposed to high levels of mercury. This contradicts the FDA’s recommendation made in June stating that women who are pregnant may consume up to 12 ounces of fish per week.

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Women have specific stroke symptoms

Women have specific stroke symptoms

Strokes affect both men and women. However, women are more negatively impacted as stroke is the third cause of death in women, compared to the fifth leading cause of death in men. Every year, about 55,000 more women have a stroke than men. Among the more than 137,000 Americans who die from stroke each year, about 60 percent of them women. This year, it is estimated that more than 100,000 women in the U.S. under age 65 will have a stroke.

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