Underlying diabetes and discontinuation rebound in mothers with overweight are likely responsible rather than the drug itself ...

Both too little and too much weight gain during pregnancy are associated with serious maternal and child health outcomes, ...

Pregnancy weight gain below the current minimum recommended by the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) for obese patients did not appear to increase their risk for maternal and fetal complications and ...

Both too little and too much weight gain during pregnancy are associated with serious maternal and child health outcomes, ...

ORLANDO, Florida — With glucagon peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) drugs known to have a rapid rebound of weight gain upon discontinuation, women who stop using the drugs prior to pregnancy, as is ...

In 2009, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) published guidelines on weight gain during pregnancy. The report, ...

The 2009 National Academies report, Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines, concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support weight gain recommendations for women in higher ...

You may feel a mix of emotions every time you step on the weighing scale at your antenatal visit. Relatives might urge you to “eat for two”, while others warn you not to gain “too much.” In India, ...

Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution in the upper arm and in the abdomen, according to a new study. These ...

According to the Institute of Medicine guidelines published in 2009, obese women those women with a BMI of 30 or greater should gain no more than five to nine kilograms (about 10-20 lbs) when pregnant ...

Supervised exercise during pregnancy may lower infant BMI and reduce obesity risk, highlighting the impact of maternal health on early growth trajectories.