Most pregnancies involve weight gain outside healthy ranges with major health impacts
Around two-thirds of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and is associated with complications such...
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Delivering optimal weight gain advice to pregnant women by lead maternity carer midwives in a real-world setting to optimise health outcomes (DOT study): a case study protocol | BMC Public Health
IOM (Institute of Medicine) and NRC (National Research Council). In: Rasmussen KM, Yaktine AL, editors. Weight gain during pregnancy: reexamining...
Weight loss in men: Practical strategies
Beyond the scale: How weight loss for men can transform your health, energy level and more Published: September 26, 2025...
Mothers’ early pregnancy weight influences kids’ BMI into adolescence
A major Australian study finds that a child's long-term weight is closely tied to their parents' BMI before birth, especially...
how weight stigma in maternity care harms larger-bodied women and their babies
According to a study from the United States, women experience weight stigma in maternity care at almost every visit. We...
Older people ‘should be told to maintain a buffer weight’
The NHS should tell slim elderly patients to maintain a higher “buffer weight” to prevent frailty and illness in old...
