And many of those people are women of childbearing age. “Studies show obesity during pregnancy can increase your risk of having complications during pregnancy such as diabetes, high blood ...

Another study found that taking GLP-1s during the first trimester was not linked to a risk of major birth defects, compared with pregnancy outcomes in patients with diabetes or obesity who were ...

Researchers have studied placental genes to explore how Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) affects a child's development. Differences showed up between pregnancies from frozen and fresh embryo ...

Obesity is the most common medical condition in women of reproductive age with up to 50% of women entering pregnancy with overweight or obesity. Pregnant women with overweight/obesity face increased ...

A new study from Northwestern Medicine found more patients are developing high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, mental health disorders and obesity while pregnant. The trend is even worse for ...