Obese have less chance of pregnancy
“Women who are seriously obese almost halve their chances of having a baby,” the Daily Express warned on December 12 2007.
The BBC also covered the story and said a study has found that being overweight can reduce a woman’s chances of getting pregnant, and that women with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35 are 26% to 49% less likely to get pregnant than women who have a BMI of 21 to 29.
These stories are based on a study of more than 3,000 couples who had trouble conceiving, which looked at whether the woman’s BMI affected her chances of getting pregnant naturally over the coming year.
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