Women who have twins tend to have single babies that are heavier at birth, according to a new study.
Link Between Low Birth Weight and Obesity - New Research
Recent study conducted by researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute increases the understanding of the association between fetal development and obesity risk in later life.
Recent study conducted by researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute increases the understanding of the association between fetal development and obesity risk in later life.
Analysing all 40 years, Dr Rickard explained that he and his Gambian and London-based colleagues saw that women who produced twins gave birth to heavier non-twin babies - around 100g (0.2lbs) heavier, in fact.
Intriguingly, the difference in birth weight between twin-producing mothers and singleton-mothers disappeared when food was scarce.
Study Finds Link Between Low Birth Weight And H1N1
Two research papers have shown that women who contracted H1N1 were more likely to give birth to lower birth weight babies as compared with women who had influenza-like illness .
Two research papers have shown that women who contracted H1N1 were more likely to give birth to lower birth weight babies as compared with women who had influenza-like illness .
Producing twins, said Dr Rickard, could be just a by-product of natural selection acting on birth weight.
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Abused Mums may Have Low-birth Weight Infants
Mothers abused in childhood have increased risk to have low-birth weight babies, says study.
Mothers abused in childhood have increased risk to have low-birth weight babies, says study.
The study has been published in the journal Biology Letters.
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Low Birth Weight may Predispose Babies to Obesity in Later Life
Babies who are born with low birth weight are at an increased risk of suffering from obesity later in their lives
Babies who are born with low birth weight are at an increased risk of suffering from obesity later in their lives
