Weight loss or gain is a hot-button topic at any time, but you may be even more sensitive to talking about it – or hearing about it from strangers, repeatedly – while you're pregnant. Your individual ...

Pregnancy is a crucial phase in a woman's life, requiring increased nutritional intake to support both maternal health and ...

An analysis covering 1.6 million pregnancies shows that both low and high weight gain can drive major complications, from preterm birth to C-sections. This raises urgent questions about how global ...

Share on Pinterest New research suggests that stopping GLP-1 drugs before pregnancy is linked to complications like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Tatsiana Volkava/Getty Images A recent study ...

Around two-thirds (68%) of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and that is associated with complications such as preterm birth, large birth weight, and admission to ...

Discontinuing GLP-1 RAs before or during early pregnancy is linked to increased gestational weight gain and pregnancy complications. GLP-1 RAs are not recommended during pregnancy due to potential ...

A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize a one day public workshop that will explore the current state of evidence on perinatal health ...

New research shows that women who halt GLP-1 medications near conception face greater gestational weight gain and elevated risks for preterm birth and pregnancy-related complications, raising urgent ...

Around two thirds of pregnancies involve weight gain outside the recommended range, new data has found. The analysis, published in the BMJ, pooled data on 1.6 million women worldwide, highlighting the ...

Women who stop taking a GLP-1 weight loss/diabetes medication just prior to a pregnancy appear to be at higher odds for excess weight gain and complications while pregnant, new research shows. As the ...

After I gave birth, I weighed 80 pounds more than I did before I got pregnant. I quickly became fixated on exercising and the food I was eating. Looking back, I know my weight-loss goals distracted me ...

Around two-thirds (68%) of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and that is associated with complications such as preterm birth, large birth weight, and admission to ...