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Editorial: Weight and pregnancy

While weight and obesity have long concerned women in relation to body image and lifestyle issues, few are aware of the possible risks that fluctuating weight could have on their unborn child, write Dr. Jennifer Walsh and Professor Deirdre Murphy.

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