Overweight and obesity among pregnant women rise above 40% for the first time (Hasselt)

by time news

In 2021, 6,906 children will be born in Limburg, which is 16.4% less than ten years ago. — ©  BELGAIMAGE

Heusden-Zolder

At the start of pregnancy, four out of ten women are overweight or obese. “For the first time, the proportion of mothers with an unhealthy BMI has risen above 40%. And that worries me,” says Professor Annick Bogaerts (KU Leuven).

Miranda Gijsen

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