Experts said there is a need of more research to evaluate whether artificial inductions are being done without any good reason.

In the UK, the widely method practiced for the induction is the use of a gel containing prostaglandins (PGE2) to start uterus contraction and initiate the labor pains.

Medical reasons, in which induction is recommended, include over 41 weeks pregnancy, waters breaking but without labor or pre-planned timing of labor due to some complications. Superfluous.

Induction rates are increasing in the UK – especially in Scotland – but there is not even a single clarification for the figures evaluated form audit, the researchers said.

While reviewing the data of Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal databank on childbirths between 1999 and 2003, they came to know that 32 percent of women had been induced.

Out of them, just four percent have the good reason for induction while 28 percent of cases remained unexplained.

“I was not expecting such figure that could not be explained, I’m sure there are features that are not compiled, but we were astonished that it was as high as it was,” said study leader Tracy Humphrey.

She added: “The main focus of unnecessary interventions was on C-sections and we have neglected the other interventions that go on. If a considerable number of inductions were being done without reason, it was a serious issue which must be tackled.

“They divide between industrialized countries and developing countries — particularly the least developed countries — is perhaps greater on maternal mortality than on any other issue,” the UN Children’s Fund said.

“No other mortality rate is so unequal,” it added.

The risk of a maternal death is one in seven women in Niger as compare to one in Iceland, the agency said in its report on the children around the globe, this year UNICEF focusing on maternal health and  neonates.

Approximately, 1,500 women die during pregnancy or childbirth each day, which are more than half a million per year. The death ratio in Africa or Asia is 95 percent. India alone accounts for 22 percent of the global total.

25 percent of these women die from post-partum hemorrhage, 15 percent from bacterial or viral infections, thirteen percent after abortion anomalies, 12 percent die with eclampsia and eight percent from obstructed labor.

The maternal deaths greatly affect the mortality of children, especially during first 28 days, when infants are at greatest risk of diseases.

Babies, whose mother died after the six week of their birth, hardly survive till the second birthday than infants whose mother stay alive, the report said.

In severe conditions as in Afghanistan 75 percent newborn babies whose mother dies after delivering child, die within one month, it added.

UNICEF said that, 80 percent of maternal deaths are preventable if women had access to primary health care at that particular time.

To maintain a healthy weight, a static equilibrium is required between the calories you eat and the energy you burn during your daily routine. For the effective weight loss, you must consume extra calories than you eat. A weight-control program must include the following steps:

• eat low-fat, low-calorie foods
• smaller portions than the larger
• Drink fresh water instead of carbonated drinks
• Being physically motile

Use of water and fiber

Fiber and water are natural appetite suppressant. Fiber has two important forms, soluble and insoluble fibers. Both are very essential in weight loss management and even for the health persons. Soluble fiber lowers the blood cholesterol level and insoluble fiber contains indigestible elements that made our diets bulky. Both of this form of fibers swell in the gut (alimentary canal) and create early feeling of fullness. Most of the high-fiber diets also contain sufficient amount of water lesser calories, making them must-have diet foods. Water not only suppresses appetite but it also removes the toxic body wastes. Excessive water intake also avoids the water retention of body, which increases the body mass index (BMI).

Weight management after childbirth

A neglected area of medical research is the interrelationship between childbirth and health conditions, such as obesity. Overall, present researches have shown that pregnancy accounts for weight gains in postpartal weight, especially with reference to age.

However, there is vast variation in postpartal weight gain, and especially the minority women, are more likely to gains excessive weight following childbirth. Although, psychosocial aspects, such as personal health features including stress and anxiety are also may considerably contribute to women’s’ weight gain after childbirth.

Exercise plan

The most effective exercise plan includes two steps i.e. regularity and variety. Try to bring different variation in your physical work out — maybe weight training, yoga, or water aerobics. Having fun and variation will not only keep you self-motivated but also enhance your commitment to exercise.