You should be steadily increasing your caloric intake during pregnancy — by your third trimester, you should consume about ...

Pregnancy weight gain is not simply fat or swelling. It reflects your baby’s growth, the placenta, amniotic fluid, a higher ...

Pregnancy weight gain is essential to support fetal growth and development. A person with a moderate prepregnancy weight can expect to gain around 25–35 lb, but weight gain targets will depend on ...

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 ...

A new study examined whether excess weight gain during pregnancy was linked to an increased risk of death due to certain health conditions later in life. Researchers found that gaining more than the ...

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 ...

Findings from the study, which analyzed 50 years of data, highlighted the health risks that can occur when more weight is gained in pregnancy than recommended, especially when it comes to heart ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A leading authority on exercise and nutrition during pregnancy says the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with bariatric surgery history gained less weight during pregnancy vs. women without. Pregnancy weight ...

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 ...

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, ...