Despite being responsible for managing nutritional needs of their families, women are often the ones who eat less and last.

You'll be tested for gestational diabetes around the end of your second trimester. It may sound scary, but it's very manageable with a few lifestyle changes.

Members of an FDA expert panel discussed the risks and benefits of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, for ...

The third trimester is often the most difficult time to sleep during pregnancy. Here are some ways to treat insomnia in the ...

CHICAGO — Northwestern Medicine has launched a program to help patients who have concerns related to obesity and are planning a pregnancy. Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

Declining health is a very big risk for pregnant women, but also very common. Things like being underweight, or overweight ...

The specific aims include to: 1) Determine obese and overweight pregnant women's perceived motivation 2) Examine the influence of perceived competence, autonomy support in the health care climate, ...

Are obese or overweight pregnant women at an increased risk for sleep apnea and sleep disorders and, if so, why?

Being Obese or Overweight Is Linked to Delays Achieving Pregnancy In a study from 2010, researchers examined the association between women’s body size and how long it took them to get pregnant.

Mar 20, 2023 Share this article: The following is a summary of “Fish Oil And/Or Probiotics Intervention in Overweight/Obese Pregnant Women and Overweight Risk in 24-Month-Old Children,” published in ...

Pregnant women and new mothers died in sharply increasing numbers during the pandemic, and not just because of a rise in medical complications that may accompany pregnancy and childbirth.