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Introduction
There is increasing evidence that a high body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy, excessive
weight gain and inadequate nutrition during pregnancy increase the prevalence of
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and may have negative effects on the duration and outcome
of pregnancy. Underweight and overweight newborns are exposed to intrauterine
programming, with a corresponding risk for the development of metabolic disease in their
lifetime. Statistics for Latvia show that the problem is becoming increasingly topical (Figs 1–3).
In 2013, 2.6 % of parturient woman in Latvia were recorded as obese.
Fig. 1. Percentages of Latvians aged 15–64 years with a body mass index under and over the
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