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Re: Signs Of Labor

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:12:14 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 17 Feb 2000, anna wrote: >
>At Wed, 16 Feb 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>You have definitely gained more weight than is optimal, though only
>>someone who has examined you could say what ill effects, if any, this
>>might be having.
>>
>Really? This woman reports she started her pregnancy at 104 pounds at 5
>feet 8 inches? That is severely underweight by my estimation. In fact,
>that puts her at a body mass index of under 16--most charts list
>anything below 18.5 as underweight.
>
>While a 70 pound weight gain might not be optimal for all women, it
>certainly seems reasonable given her low weight to start.
>
>--
>Anna
>

Sorry, but 70 pounds of weight gain is way too much even for this underweight patient. This is not to say that it is necessarily doing her any harm, but her risks of a variety of pregnancy complications, as well as general health complications are significantly higher than if her weight gain were more reasonable. If she avoids those problems, Great!, but nevertheless, she is at more risk than she should be.

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