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](https://www.mhtf.org/files/2018/01/journal.pone_.0188677.g002.png)