Babies born to native high-altitude mothers have decreased risk of low birth weight

Pregnant women who are indigenous to the Andes Mountains deliver more blood and oxygen to their fetuses at high altitude than do women of European descent. The study helps explain why babies of Andean descent born at high altitude weigh more than European babies born at altitude.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news161846628.html">Babies born to native high-altitude mothers have decreased risk of low birth weight</a></p> <p>Pregnant women who are indigenous to the Andes Mountains deliver more blood and oxygen to their fetuses at high altitude than do women of European descent. The study helps explain why babies of Andean descent born at high altitude weigh more than European babies born at altitude.</p>