Excess weight and obesity have gained attention as serious threats to global health. The number of women who are overweight or obese during pregnancy has also increased. During pregnancy, excess ...

For obese pregnant women, elective induction of labor at 39 to 41 weeks of gestation may be a better choice than expectant management, the results of a study suggest. Compared with expectant ...

Thanks to endless talk about GLP-1 injections (and endless speculation about which celebrities and Real Housewives are using them) over the past several years, we’ve all gotten used to hearing about ...

New UK study says women who are obese or smoke while pregnant are more likely to have obese children. Struggling with excess weight? Blame mom. Over one billion people worldwide are living with ...

Women are counseled not to be too thin or too heavy before getting pregnant, and new research gives even more reason for women to watch their weight: obese pregnant women stand a much greater chance ...

A recent study conducted by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston shows that severely obese women who maintained or lost weight during pregnancy had healthier babies and lower health ...

Pregnancy is a critical period, not just for the physical development of the baby but also for laying the foundation of their long-term health. A new study released recently in BMJ Medicine ...

The thought of accidental pregnancy is, to put it mildly, a bummer. But one factor that women who face this situation might not consider is how their weight might effect their options. Recently, a ...

Most people know the lyrics to the old nursery rhyme, “Rock-a-Bye Baby:” “Rock-a-bye baby in the treetop. When the wind blows, the cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. And ...