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Article: BabyFit.com Survey Shows 94% of Pregnant Women Concerned about Weight Gain During Pregnancy.
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- October 26, 2004
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CINCINNATI -- More than 94% of pregnant women are concerned about weight gain during pregnancy, according to a recent survey by BabyFit.com, the only online nutrition and fitness program for pregnant women.
What concerns them the most? More than 44% are concerned about their babies' health, while 26.2% were concerned about appearance after pregnancy, but only 19.8% were concerned about appearance during pregnancy.
According to the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, pregnant women's concerns are warranted. There are many risks to gaining too much weight during pregnancy. Even becoming moderately overweight during pregnancy is a risk factor for gestational ...