A new and significant study suggests that the greater a womans weight when she checks in on delivery day, the likelier a cesarean delivery. The study involved data from nearly 125,000 women who gave birth between 2002 and 2008. This data was carefully analyzed to determine how other factors than a woman’s body mass index [...]
The Thyroid, Birth And Weight Loss
Your thyroid gland makes hormones that regulate the way your body uses energy. An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) disrupts your metabolism, as well as many other aspects of your health. Some estimate that as many as 10 percent of adults have hypothyroidism, which is more common in women. In pregnant women, hyperthyroidism is associated with miscarriage, [...]







