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Pregnancy Weight Loss Can Be Safe for Obese Women

by the editors at FoxNews.com, Posted May 24th 2011 10:00AM

Severely obese women who lost weight, rather than gaining the recommended amount, had less need for C-sections and were less likely to deliver large newborns. Credit: Getty Images According to a new study that seems to buck traditional ...Severely obese women (those with a BMI of 40 or higher) could actually benefit from losing weight.
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Florida Ob-Gyns Turning Away Overweight Women

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 18th 2011 12:00PM

Some obstetricians are refusing to see women who are obese. Credit: Getty Images
The modern Hippocratic Oath states in part:
"I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, ...Doctors say exam tables can't take the strain of the horizontally challenged.
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Maternity Wards Make Way for Obese Mothers

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 12th 2009 6:00PM

According to a recent survey of hospitals in the UK, obesity among pregnant women has become more than a health issue for these moms and their unborn children. It has also become a logistical problem in that some women get so large that they cannot ...
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