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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Excessive gestational weight gain was found among 75% of pregnant women who were TRICARE beneficiaries in 2018 ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers investigate the association between excessive weight gain during pregnancy and the subsequent risk of prolonged labor or comorbid ...

Study subjects were recruited into Project Viva at their first prenatal visit from one of eight urban and suburban obstetric offices associated with a multispecialty group practice in eastern ...

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 new study. These ...

Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution ...

Excessive gestational weight gain is a prevalent problem and an independent predictor of future obesity in both mothers and offspring. Intervention research to prevent excessive gestational weight ...

ROCKVILLE, Md.— Compared to their civilian counterparts, excessive pregnancy weight gain is more frequent among military health care beneficiaries, in particular active duty personnel, and is ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who gain excessive or even the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy are more likely to have an overweight child than their counterparts who don't gain enough ...

Weight gain is a common phenomenon during pregnancy, but excessive gain may be a sign of adverse health issues for mothers. According to a recent study of pregnant women with low-risk pregnancy ...

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 ...