Housework bad for unborn baby: Study
Posted June 1, 2010 11:55 pm.
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A recently released Dutch study suggests the boring and repetitive nature of household chores increase the odds of giving birth at least three weeks early, by up to as much as 25 percent.
Researchers also found that women who work in the evening have slightly heavier babies.
On the other hand, sedentary moms to be are more likely to give birth to an underweight baby.