Women who are overweight (obesity) in the first trimester of pregnancy and whose weight soared up, most likely over a longer period of pregnancy and the risk for complications, according to new research.

By using the archives Swedish Medical Birth Register, Dr. Fiona C. Denison, along with his team from the University of Edinburgh UK medical data to analyze the women who gave birth between 1998 and 2002. Of 143,519 pregnancies, 6.8 percent of them gave birth through normal schedule or more than 42 weeks. Normal pregnancy lasts 40 weeks.

From these data revealed that the pregnancy is past the normal period, more experienced mothers who have first-trimester body mass index (BMI) higher and their soaring body weight during pregnancy.

Being overweight or obese during the first trimester associated with a vanishingly small possibility to give birth spontaneously at normal times. Furthermore, obesity associated with a higher risk for experiencing stillbirth, pregnancy-related diabetes, and the Caesarean operation.

“Obesity is a significant risk to the health of both mother and her baby, and our research confirms other findings that obesity has a significant relationship with complications such as stillbirth, pregnancy-related diabetes, high blood pressure caused by pregnancy and Caesarean operation,” said Denison and his team.

“If healthy lifestyle, including physical activity and eat more healthy foods is recommended for those who become pregnant in a state of fat, the result of the delivery process may be better.

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