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Science 2025-11-24

Gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes after GLP-1 receptor agonist discontinuation

JAMA
About The Study: In a cohort composed primarily of women with obesity, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) use with subsequent pre-pregnancy or early pregnancy discontinuation was associated with more gestational weight gain and a higher risk of preterm delivery, gestational diabetes, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Corresponding Authors: To contact the corresponding authors, email Jacqueline Maya, MD, (jmaya@mgh.harvard.edu) and Camille E. Powe, MD, (camille.powe@mgh.harvard.edu).

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2025.20951)

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