Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature's stress test and may uncover an individual's risk for ...

Bodies, whether pregnant or not, come in all different shapes and sizes, and all kinds of bodies have healthy babies every day. Still, if you’re plus size, you may have questions about what to expect ...

Maternal overweight is considered a public health problem. Many studies have shown that excessive weight gain during pregnancy is a major short- and long-term health hazard for both mother and baby.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common and serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, is associated with excess weight and obesity. Little is known about the ...

New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) highlights the need to support women and their families with overweight or obesity to optimise their health and ...

A long-term Danish study finds that artificial sweeteners consumed during pregnancy may shape children's weight trajectories years later—raising fresh questions about the safety of ‘diet’ drinks for ...

While high BMI risks are widely discussed, being underweight can also disrupt fertility. Experts explain how low body fat affects hormones, ovulation, sperm health, and pregnancy outcomes, and what sc ...

Severely overweight women still need to gain some weight during pregnancy. If they don't, they're at higher risk for a low-birth-weight baby. The optimum amount of weight seems to be between 7 and 11 ...