More obese women die in childbirth

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22087685/

Highlights:

• LONDON - More than half of mothers who died during child birth were overweight, a report found on Tuesday.
  
• Obese pregnant women are more at risk of dying, suffering heart disease, miscarriage, diabetes, infections and blood clots.
  
• It also found that women from poorer backgrounds were up to seven times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications.