Overweight

Being overweight can reduce your fertility and gives you 3x as much risk of miscarriage. Overweight women also have a higher risk of complications during pregnancy such as gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, or artificial delivery. Being overweight can cause your baby to be born too heavy or too light. Read more about obesity and pregnancy. If you want to get pregnant and you have a few extra pounds, try to lose weight first! Diet counseling can help you with this.