At week 32, mothers are well into their third trimester. This phase often brings rapid changes to the mother’s physical and mental health. Numbers on the weighing scale climb fast, suddenly the ...

In a health system study of 931 individuals, researchers evaluated whether telephone-based health coaching during pregnancy affected gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention. First ...

The 2009 National Academies report, Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines, concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support weight gain recommendations for women in higher ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...