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Overweight mother
Overweight mothers have some increased risks with pregnancy. These include higher risks of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and macrosomia (very large baby).
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 34-year old asked:
What symptoms will an overweight mother display?
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A 40-year old asked:
If i'm an overweight mother, will I have an overweight baby?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Am sure i don't have sleep apnea. Am not overweight. Father.Mother.Brother also snore. . I have large tonsils could it be the reason. Treatments?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Is there a particular cancer risk for males with a healthy lifestyle (no smoking, not overweight) if their mothers were diagnosed with breast cancer?
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A 32-year old asked:
Are there any help programs for mothers with overweight children?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can the baby be overweight just because the breastfeeding mother's diet is unhealthy?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Im 175cm - 90kg. my father and my mother are also overweighted and because im a student i rarely can exercise. Is my obesty genetic? what should i do?
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A 22-year old asked about a 44-year old female:
My mother is 45 years old. Not overweight, not smoker and no past problems. I noticed her heart rate is almost always around 90, and sometimes through the day its in the 120s. She says she feels fine. Could she have undiagnose heart problems?
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A 58-year old female asked:
My mother is 82 yo, with a BMI of 27.8, overweight. She has occasional irritable bowel symptoms . She's had colonoscopies with clean results about every 10 years. Her last one was 11 years ago and it was also negative. Her pcp wants her to have one
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A 39-year old female asked:
39, 25 weeks pregnant, overweight when I became pregnant, now considered obese. Autoimmune hypothyroid, borderline blood pressure. Needed to add will need 4th c/s this time. Should I request to be seen by maternal fetal specialist or continue with OB?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Mother was admitted to hospital with chest pains. she had low levels troponin and is over weight and 70yrs old. is it cause for concern?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am a plus size mother always over weight I am 34 weeks pregnant and fundus is measuring 40 CM is that expected or should ibe concern?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Parent had pacemaker put in due to low heart rate (30's-40's). Had high BP and is overweight. What are the likely causes of decreased heart rate?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Best way to control overweight?
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A 37-year old asked:
How do I know if I am overweight?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I am getting overweight day by day.?
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A 49-year old asked:
160 lbs and 5 ft 7. Am i overweight?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is there a diet for overweight children?
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A 45-year old asked:
How come i look more overweight than i am?
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A 30-year old asked:
Do I need to exercise if im not overweight?
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A 16-year old asked:
How do you exactly get buff if you're overweight?
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A 35-year old asked:
How should an extremely overweight person exercise?
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A 48-year old male asked:
My son in 56 and is 124 pounds. Is that overweight?
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A 49-year old asked:
Could somebody be overweight and still technically fit?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the medical definition of an overweight person ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Hii...Am little overweighted....So i m unhappy...What to do?
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A 38-year old asked:
I'm overweight despite having 1000 kcals/day. How can this be?
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A 31-year old asked:
What perfect workouts for someone who is overweight are there?
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A 33-year old asked:
Should grandparents take care of the kids if mothers are deployed?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Am I overweight? I'm a 5'10 female that's 17 and weighs about 168.
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