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It is important for the mother to be a healthy weight for the baby to be healthy. Underweight mothers have a higher rate of miscarriage and smaller babies. Overweight mothers have a higher rate of gestational Diabetes. Diabetes can leave too much sugar in the blood stream leading to large babies. This can lead to problems with the birth and more chance of Caesarian. Overweight mothers also have a higher rate of complications during surgery. It is harder to get an epidural into an overweight mother and a caesarian is more difficult because of the bigger layer of fat between the skin and the uterus.

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