Can you take weight-loss medications while pregnant? What the experts say

Michael Snyder, MD, the medical director of the Bariatric Surgery Center at HCA HealthONE Rose and FuturHealth’s in-house obesity specialist, explains that there’s limited data on GLP-1s for use in humans during pregnancy. Furthermore, “animal studies suggest potential risks such as fetal growth restriction, pregnancy loss, and skeletal abnormalities at higher doses,” he explains.

Read the Parents article.

Learn more about Dr. Snyder and the team at Denver Center for Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery.