Gaining too little weight during pregnancy, especially if you start out underweight, can mean a higher risk of delivering a low birth weight baby (weighing less than 5.5 pounds).

Staying active during pregnancy is one of the most effective ways to manage weight gain. It helps regulate your energy levels, improve your mood and keep your body strong as it prepares for ...

The results showed that those with GLP-1 RA preexposure had a mean gestational weight gain of 24.9 lb vs a gain of 19.1 lb in the unexposed group (P = .03), with 61.7% in the GLP-1 RA-exposed ...

International guidelines from the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) state that women with obesity should gain a total of 5 to 9 kg during pregnancy, compared to 11.5 to 16 kg for normal-weight women ...

International guidelines from the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) state that women with obesity should gain a total of 5 to 9 kg during pregnancy, compared to 11.5 to 16 kg for normal-weight women.

Weight loss is common during the first trimester of pregnancy, but when does it demand medical attention? Jen talks with Dr. Robert Atlas from Mercy Medical Center about when weight loss becomes a ...

Wagner, K. A., et al. (2025) Relationship between gestational weight gain with fetal body composition and organ volumes in the NICHD Fetal 3D Study: A prospective pregnancy cohort. The American ...

In contrast, most previous studies have not examined fetal 3D measures during pregnancy and have only linked total weight gain across pregnancy, not just in the first trimester, with birthweight.