Higher maternal BMI before pregnancy is linked to increased risks of epilepsy and intellectual disability in young children, ...

Around two-thirds (68%) of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and that is associated with ...

Maternal exposure to emulsifiers may reshape offspring microbiota and increase inflammation risk.

Anti-inflammatory diets during pregnancy are associated with better postpartum sleep quality among women with obesity prior to pregnancy.

The discovery that fat is a communicative organ with a role in everything from bone health to mood is forcing a rethink of ...

Why too much body fat is not good for pregnancy, childrenVINCENT KURAUN explores the complex impact of obesity on individuals and society in Nigeria as experts bemoaned the increasing prevalence of ...

Diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes, is one of the most unnerving diseases in the world, with nearly 600 million victims of ...

Around two-thirds (68%) of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and that is associated with complications such as ...

Previous research has shown that infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental diseases in ...

A report from the nonprofit March of Dimes says that only about 75% of babies in the U.S. last year were born to mothers who ...

Diabetes during pregnancy—whether pre-existing (type 1 or type 2) or gestational diabetes—can pose immediate and long-term risks.