Community Health Centers of Arkansas (CHCA)

March 10, 2025

UAMS Study Finds Excessive Weight Gain In Pregnancy Linked to Increase in C-sections

David Wise

Pregnant woman on scale

LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation found that excessive gestational weight gain is linked to an increase in cesarean sections, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The percentage of women in the United States who…