Gestational Weight Gain

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  Following Mediterranean-Style Diet During Pregnancy Reduces Risk Of Gestational Diabetes: Study

  The study says that following a simple Mediterranean-style diet might not be able to the overall risk of adverse maternal and offspring complications, but it may help reduce risk of gestational diabetes and weight gain during pregnancy.

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  Why Moms-To-Be Must Exercise: Know The Benefits Of Exercising During Pregnancy

  According to American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, pregnant women can do around 30 minutes of moderate exercise in a day. This is unless they have any medical condition or are experiencing complications related to pregnancy.

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  Poor Sleep May Lead to Weight Gain During Pregnancy

  The data suggested that both short and long sleep duration in pregnancy are associated with gestational weight gain.

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  Poor Sleep May Lead To Extreme Gestational Weight Gain, Says Study

  Both too short and too long sleep durations in pregnancy are associated with extremes of gestational weight gain, says a new study.

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  Losing baby weight and pregnancy-linked diabetes

  Women who gained 8 or more kilograms after their first baby was born are more than three times more likely to develop gestational diabetes during their second pregnancy.

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  Pregnancy weight gain linked to fat children

  Children whose mothers gain too much weight during pregnancy tend to have more body fat than those whose mothers stayed within the recommended weight-gain range.

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  First trimester weight gain & diabetes risk

  Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, known as gestational diabetes.

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  Weight gained in pregnancy may not drop

  Obese women who gain more than 15 pounds during pregnancy tend to retain much of it long after delivery.

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  Excess weight, diabetes risky in pregnancy

  Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who gain excess weight are at increased risk of preterm and cesarean delivery.

• Dieting and weight gain in pregnancy

  Women who diet a lot gain more weight during pregnancy than their peers who are more relaxed about eating.

• Pre-pregnancy weight and gestational diabetes

  Women can cut down the risk of developing gestational diabetes by not gaining weight prior to pregnancy.

• Anaemia lowers the risk of diabetes in pregnancy

  Diabetes can develop in some women during pregnancy, but rates of this condition are lower in women with iron deficiency. Rather than being a directly protective factor, however, it may be that anaemia is just an indicator of poor nutrition and low pregnancy-related weight gain, which may reduce the likelihood of so-called gestational diabetes occu...

• Weight gain in pregnancy

  A newborn's birth weight and a mother's weight after pregnancy is influenced not just by how much weight she gains during pregnancy, but also by the source of her excess weight.