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Intended/Intending To Breastfeed?

Researchers from the universities of Manchester, Stirling, and Leeds Trinity are doing some research on the topic of breastfeeding. There is a fair amount of data that suggests bigger women have lower breastfeeding rates. There are many hypotheses about why this could be, but as yet there are only questions, no answers. The researchers here […]

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At last! Good news! A study on LOW RISK obese pregnancies!

I’ve said it for quite some time; I know high BMI in pregnancy means a greater risk of developing complications, but what if those complications don’t develop? I’ve never understood why our pregnancies can’t then be treated as ‘normal’? Is there such a thing as a low risk obese pregnancy? At last a large study,

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