Clinic Weighs in to Aid Obese Mothers to Be

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SCOTLAND'S first clinic for overweight mothers-to-be is being set up in a bid to cut the death rate among obese pregnant women and their babies.

Patients will be referred to the clinic by midwives and offered advice on diet and lifestyle as well as receiving extra scans and health checks.

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Clinic Weighs in to Aid Obese Mothers to Be

Obese mothers account for one third of all pregnancy-related deaths despite making up a quarter of all births. Obese women are more likely to suffer miscarriage, stillbirth and early labour...

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