"Adiposity" is state that is rare and is not found in every other case. In fact according to the recent surveys performed on pregnant females, it has been found in only 2 women out of 10.
Index of body weight is calculated by dividing the body’s weight by squared height (in meters).
- Index less than 18.5 - inadequate weight
- Between 18.5 to 25 - normal weight
- Between 25 to 30 - stoutness
- More than 30 - Adiposity
Excessive weight gain in pregnant females can give way to miscarriage, preeclampsia, diabetes and hypertension. the inadvertent levels of sugar have been found in the baby’s blood that were delivered with a Cesarean operation., also, as the babies born are bigger in size, the pregnant females may have to suffer with major bleeding and breakages problems during and after pregnancy
Sugar contains only calories and zero nutrients. It lacks the essential national elements like proteins, and unsaturated fats. You may give birth to babies that are premature and overweight.
When the placental sac lacks adequate blood supply, then the overweighing pregnant woman may have to undergo a Cesarean operation for the delivery of the baby and bears a set of complications of its own.
Excessively weighing pregnant females are more prone to developing pre-eclampsia – a condition that is characterized by hypertension, albumen in urine, oedema. Also, the passage through which food gets supplied to the baby may get pressed due to the weight. Lack of nutritional substances to foetus through this passage can give way to neurological diseases, and convulsive syndromes in the baby in future.
Some of the commonest problems faced by obese and overweight pregnant females are: excessive loos of blood, prominent infective state of urinary tracts and a deformity that can be noticed in the baby's shoulders at the time of delivery.
Time to Act
Pregnancy gives way to an overweighed body structure. However, if the pregnant females stick to a healthy dietary regimen during the trimesters they can mage to lose the gain pounds with ease after the baby’s delivery.- Start from diet: you need to struggle with overweight with help of diets and restrictions even when overweight is not caused by overeating or unbalanced nutrition. Include more green leafy vegetables, high-fiber fruits, whole-cereal products, lean meat in your diet. Abstain from colas and French fries. Eat at regular intervals and eat minimal amounts of meals/foods every time.
- Stay away from extra pounds: make sure that your diet includes only the require calories and not the extra calories. However, you can manage to increment the calorific intake to 300 additional calories per day in the second and third trimesters.
- Locomote freely: go for a morning or evening, brisk walk of approx. 30 minutes every day. Also, you can perform various pregnancy exercises to stay in shape .for pregnant. Women can expect a gain of 1-12 kgs during the pregnancy.
There are many physicians who frighten you to the core by saying that just because you are fat, you can’t become pregnant. So make sure you don’t depress yourself with such statements and find a doctor who does not believe in such myths.