In March, a report from the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (
CMACE) revealed that 261 women in the UK died from conditions directly or indirectly related to pregnancy for the three years from 2006 to 2008.
A three-year study by the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (
CMACE) found around 5% of pregnant women - one in 20 - have a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or more, putting them into the category of severely obese.
Experts at the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (
CMACE) published a new report, Saving Mothers' Lives, and issued a warning to health workers to be alert to signs of GAS.