Most obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests. In a study of 1,656 obese women who gave birth ...

More than half of mothers who died during child birth were overweight, a report found on Tuesday. The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health said maternal-related deaths in the UK are at ...

Weight status is an important determinant of many health indices. Data from a clinical trial on measures to lower genital tract trauma in vaginal birth were used for a secondary analysis. The goal was ...

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy and its retention postpartum are risk factors for future metabolic and cardiovascular disease in a subset of women. However, there is little scientific support ...