A government task force calls for more counseling from health care providers. A new government recommendation on healthy weight gain during pregnancy calls for more counseling from health care ...

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, ...

Share on Pinterest Excess weight gain during pregnancy could raise the risk of death from heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study. Cavan Images/Getty Images Researchers report that weight ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for excess gestational weight gain is increased for women who gain more weight before pregnancy ...

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 ...

During pregnancy, you should typically gain 2-4 pounds during the first trimester. After that, you should gain about a pound a week — more rapid weight gain could put you at risk. You should consume ...

Patients with obesity while pregnant may receive recommendations from their doctors that need revisiting, researchers say. When a patient expecting a baby has a body mass index above 30, doctors ...

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Pregnant people who gained more than the now-recommended amount of weight had a higher risk of death from heart disease or diabetes in the decades that followed, according to new analysis of 50 years ...

Pregnant women who put on too much weight are more likely to die of conditions like heart disease and diabetes than those who follow recommended guidelines, according to a study led by researchers at ...

Rapid weight gain in the first and final months of a pregnancy may play a key role in the development of excess fat tissue in children and adolescents -- at least if those children are girls, ...

The USPSTF says pregnant people should be offered interventions to support healthy weight gain. It found interventions like fitness and nutrition programs may reduce negative birth outcomes. Some ...