Being overweight or obese does raise your risk for some pregnancy and labor complications, but many of these are manageable – ...

Pregnancy weight gain is lower in women with a history of gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy than in those without such a history, especially when the interval between surgery and conception is ...

Nov. 1 -- FRIDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- The more weight a woman gains during pregnancy, the more likely she is to have a large baby, posing health risks to both mother and child, a new study ...

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 study by researchers ...

As GLP-1 use rises among women, doctors warn stopping the drugs before pregnancy may trigger weight regain, metabolic rebound and fertility shifts, raising risks of gestational diabetes and ...

NEW YORK -- A new study finds that mothers who put on a lot of weight during pregnancy may be putting their children at risk for obesity. Scientists at Columbia University studied women who had ...

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 ...

In a study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham, pregnant individuals who stopped taking popular weight loss GLP-1 medications before or early in their pregnancy tended to gain more weight and ...

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 ...