Excessive Or Too Little Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy May Be Bad For Children’s Heart Health

Gaining either too much or too little weight during pregnancy may be bad for your child’s heart health,” researchers concluded after studying “905 mother-child pairs, dividing the mothers into groups that either matched or exceeded the recommended weight gain – 25 to 35 pounds for women with a body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9; 28 to 40 pounds for those with a B.M.I. under 18.5; and 15 to 25 pounds for a woman with a B.M.I. above 25,” then evaluating “their children’s heart health at age” seven. The findings were published online in Diabetologia. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/well/family/excess-weight-gain-or-loss-during-pregnancy-tied-to-childs-heart-health.html