At week 32, mothers are well into their third trimester. This phase often brings rapid changes to the mother’s physical and mental health. Numbers on the weighing scale climb fast, suddenly the ...

To understand the challenges that may arise in implementing the proposed guidelines on gestational weight gain (GWG) presented in Chapter 7, the committee reviewed the present environment for ...

Guidelines on weight gain during pregnancy were last updated in 2009. These recommendations aimed to balance the benefits and risks associated with weight change during pregnancy. At that time, there ...

Both too little and too much weight gain during pregnancy are associated with serious maternal and child health outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight, death, preeclampsia, and unplanned ...

WASHINGTON -- GLP-1 receptor agonist use for weight loss early in pregnancy was associated with a lower likelihood that gestational weight gain would be below recommended levels, according to a ...