Pregnancy weight gain may increase a woman's risk of gestational diabetes

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 18:35 in Health & Medicine

Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, may increase their risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research that appears online in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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