Question 1

is obesity dangerous to a pregnancy?

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See below: Gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, infection, 
thrombosis, obstructive sleep apnea, labor problems, increase risk of C-section problems, pregnancy loss obesity increases risk of miscarriage and still birth.Please see your ob-gyn for help.These are just a few of the increase risk with obese patients.You doctor will help you..Blessings to you!

Question 2

what risks does obesity have in pregnancy?

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Many.: Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are much increased in the obese pregnant female.  The hyperinsulinemia will usually cause and increased birth weight, and a debate is on about the long term impact of the child.  An obese pregnant female should gain much less weight than her thinner counterpart.

Question 3

how much should i gain in pregnancy if obese?

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15 pounds: An average pregnancy weighs 20-25# at the end, so i reccomend 15-20# weight gain in obese women.

Question 4

how much weight should i gain in pregnancy if i am obese?

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20 pounds: The upper limit of recommended weight gain for women who are obese was recently changed to 20 pounds.

Question 5

i am 19, obese, a smoker, no other medical problems, what are my chances of pregnancy?

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Severe obesity: Can decrease fertility, maybe by up to 50%.  Definitely not big enough of an effect to skip contraception.  On the other hand, if you are severely obese, there are many other good reasons to lose weight than to increase your chances of getting pregnant.

Question 6

how much weight should i lose if obese so i don't have a high risk pregnancy?

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Normal BMI: Check online to find out your body mass index. You can then see how much weight you would need to lose to get a normal bmi. If you are very obese consider bariatric surgery. I have seen patients lose a great deal of weight and have successful pregnancies.

Question 7

can maternal diet during pregnancy influence offspring obesity risk?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Via Epigenetics: Epigenetic changes are changes to the child's dna while still a fetus.  Tehse changes are induced by the maternal diet. Increasingly epigenetic changes are being implicated in a host of common diseases occuring in offspring. These changes in the babies dna that do not involve changing the dna sequence but rather modify gene expression in children.

Question 8

how should you perform the heimlich maneuver on someone who is very obese or in the last term of pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

The same way: The heimlich maneuver in obese and pregnant patients is done the same way, but the technique of pressing just under the sternum(chest bone) from behind upwards with both arms to the patient must be absolutely accurate and not squeezing the abdomen.

Question 9

abdominal obesity can affect  pregnancy to happen?

Accepted Answer

Yes, not specifc: Any obesity can affect normal fertility because extra weight can disrupt normal ovulations. Abdominal obesity isn't specifically worse than obesity elsewhere, but adbominal obesity is sometimes associated with disorders like pcos in women with irregular cycles.

Question 10

could excessive weight gain during pregnancy increase childhood obesity risk?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Surprisingly, a new study revealed that moms who gained excessive amounts during their pregnancies tended to have children who battled their own obesity issues.  The causes were unclear, but, of course, genetics did seem to play a contributing role. The take-home message?  Childhood obesity does start before birth.

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