Archive: Mon Jan 2018

In Jamaica, Obesity Is Linked to Higher Risk of Maternal Death

While Jamaica has seen a slow decline in maternal deaths, “Indirect causes account for an increasing proportion of these deaths," said Lovney Kanguru, lead author of a recent population based study examining the consequences of overweight and obesity for…
The burden of obesity in women of reproductive age and in pregnancy in a middle-income setting: A population based study from Jamaica