study of the effect of obesity on pregnant women and new born infants

ABSTRACT

Obesity is the most common nutritional problem complicating pregnancy in the United States' not only dose the incidence of women who are obese when starting their pregnancy seem to be increasing, but pregnancy also has been implicated in the development of obesity later in the life in women who are not obese, [Rossner and Ohlin, 2000]. The aim of this study was undertaken to assess the effects of obesity on pregnant women and new born infants