The study also found that women with a history of GLP-1 use had a 30% higher risk of developing gestational diabetes, a ...

Discontinuation of GLP-1 receptor agonists before pregnancy or early during pregnancy was tied to more gestational weight and ...

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 ...

Women who stop taking weight loss drugs before or early in their pregnancies tend to gain more weight and have more health issues, a new analysis has found. Compared with women who had never taken ...

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, ...

A 10%-25% weight loss can help women considered overweight or having obesity become pregnant — even if they weren’t trying to conceive — and reduce their chances for some pregnancy-related conditions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Metabolic health before and during pregnancy may have a bigger influence on risks for mother and baby than simply controlling weight gain. Data from a recent paper by Pennington Biomedical researchers ...