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A study by NIH shows that excessive weight gain in the first trimester of pregnancy may contribute to increased fat ...

Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution in the upper arm and in the abdomen, according to a study by researchers ...

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 ...

Findings from NIH study suggest early intervention may prevent adult obesity associated with heavier birthweight.

Jan. 17, 2025 — Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight ... system and its direct role in overeating and diet-induced obesity. They found a specific ... New Insights Into the Biology ...

The findings were published in the journal Environmental Research. Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Duke ...

IDA in pregnancy increases maternal mortality and morbidity, raising the incidence of obstetric complications, including postpartum hemorrhage, preterm birth, and stillbirth. Identifying ID in women ...

Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is linked to accelerated epigenetic gestational age in infants at birth, ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Exposure to air pollution in the three months before pregnancy is linked to higher BMI and obesity risk factors in children up to age two. The study analyzed ...

By Gina Kolata Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard measure of body mass index, or B.M.I., according to a new definition of the condition released by an international ...