A study by Mass General Brigham, published in the JAMA medical journal, found that discontinuing popular weight loss medications known as GLP-1s could cause complications for pregnant women.

New research shows that women who halt GLP-1 medications near conception face greater gestational weight gain and elevated risks for preterm birth and pregnancy-related complications, raising urgent ...

pregnancy, rest, people and expectation concept - pregnant woman sleeping in bed at home The effects of GLP-1 medicines on the fetus are unclear, so current recommendations are to stop such drugs ...

Health experts are issuing a new warning for women taking popular weight loss medications. The warning originated from a health care agency in the UK and was aimed at women taking popular GLP-1s: ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy may not only have bigger babies, but bigger teenagers as well, a study suggests. Researchers at Harvard Medical School found ...

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 ...

Pregnancy weight gain is lower in women with a history of gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy than in those without such a history, especially when the interval between surgery and conception is ...