It is important for a pregnant woman to gain weight during her pregnancy because it helps to support the baby. How much weight a woman should gain will vary based on the weight of the woman before she got pregnant. Those who were overweight should gain lesser weight than their slimmer counterparts.
Being overweight when pregnant causes many complications like miscarriage, hypertension, gestational diabetes, wound infections etc. Those women who are overweight during pregnancy have a greater chance of a cesarean delivery and could have some delivery complications.
It is thus important that one follows a balanced diet and exercise to keep fit during pregnancy.
The pregnancy diets to be followed by overweight women
Being overweight does not mean that you should go on a weight
