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Pre-pregnancy obesity linked to infant growth

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Pre-pregnancy obesity linked to infant growthNew York : Women who are obese even before pregnancy may give birth to babies larger in size, a study says.

The findings show that infants born to women with a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) in the obese range — more than 40 — are eight per cent larger during the first two years, than those born to women with a healthy range of BMI — 18.5-24.9.

The study, published in the journal Childhood Obesity, also reported differences in the pace of infant growth and the time to reach peak growth rate depending on the mothers’ pre-pregnancy BMI.

The researchers also revealed a link between greater maternal weight gain during pregnancy and larger infant size.

“The study demonstrate that both maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and gestational weight gain were associated with infant weight trajectories in the first 24 months of life,” said Tom Baranowski, Researcher, Baylor College of Medicine, in Texas, US.

However, the research also mention that gestational weight management programmes had no effect on the weight of the child.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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