Obese Women Risk Delivering Baby Early, Karolinska Institute Study

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Pregnant women who are overweight or obese are more likely to give birth prematurely, according to a new study from Sweden.

Researchers found that link was strongest for babies born the earliest - between 22 and 27 weeks - and therefore most at risk of complications.

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