'Yo-yo' weight warning to mothers

Research carried out bu specialists in Dublin, Ireland, reports that mothers who experience large fluctuations in weight between pregnancies can put the health of their children at risk. "Mothers who gain or lose lots of weight between pregnancies could be putting their baby at risk, say experts. Fluctuating weight ups the risk of dangerously high blood pressure and diabetes in the mother and the chance of stillbirth, research suggests. The work by Dublin-based specialists is in the British Medical Journal. They said pregnancy was "one of the most nutritionally demanding periods of a woman's life" and women needed to be aware of the implications of weight." Source: BBC Health