And many of those people are women of childbearing age. “Studies show obesity during pregnancy can increase your risk of having complications during pregnancy such as diabetes, high blood ...

Rates of postpartum depression have more than doubled in little over a decade among American women, a new analysis shows.

Obesity places an additional burden on mothers ... because "women who are generally overweight and gain a lot of weight during pregnancy usually have an increased risk of giving birth to large ...

One issue is that obesity and PCOS often occur together, the researchers noted. The findings were somewhat surprising, Vanky said, because "women who are generally overweight and gain a lot of weight ...

Infants exposed to this pregnancy complication in the womb have traditionally been considered at a higher risk of developing ...

Pregnant women with obesity face an increased risk of complications, including the need for a cesarean section, which carries its own set of risks. A University of Oklahoma physician-researcher ...

A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology demonstrates that when the diabetes drug metformin is ...

Exposure to organophosphate esters (OPEs)-;chemicals found in everyday products that use plastics and flame retardants-;during pregnancy may have varying effects on the risks of childhood obesity ...

The association between gestational organophosphate ester (OPE) exposure and obesity in childhood is mixed, according ...