For clinicians, our findings are more relevant. Antenatal care services and delivery units should give extra caution to overweight and obese women, to minimize risks for the mother and infant. Most importantly, our study adds to the big picture everyone is already aware of, showing that overweight and obesity carries health risks. As over-weight and obesity is so prevalent, our results are important for population-level. Broad public health efforts should continue to promote healthy lifestyles, as a more normal-weight population would gain infant health.

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