25% of Women Are Obese When They Get Pregnant

February 19, 2014

According to findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzing data from birth certificates in over 35 states showed the body mass index of 25% of new mothers was high enough to classify them as obese. This was especially true for pregnant women over the age of 20, and the high obesity rate has an ethnic component: pre-pregnancy obesity is…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.