This sheet is about obesity in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is obesity? Obesity is a condition that is associated with too much body fat. One measure of obesity is body-mass index (BMI) which is an estimate of body fat based on height and weight. A person is said to be obese when their BMI is 30 or higher and overweight when their BMI is between 25 and 29.9. To learn what your …
The Baby Blog: High Cholesterol
Statins
This sheet is about exposure to statins in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What are statins? Statins are a class of medications used to treat high cholesterol levels. Statins work by stopping your liver from making cholesterol, and helping your liver remove low density lipid (LDL) cholesterol (known as “bad” cholesterol) from your blood. Some medications in this class are atorvastatin …
Evolocumab (Repatha®)
This sheet is about exposure to evolocumab in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is evolocumab? Evolocumab is a prescription medication given by injection (a shot just under the skin). Evolocumab is used, with other medication and lifestyle changes, to lower the levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. It is used to treat a specific type of inherited high cholesterol …
Alirocumab (Praluent®)
This sheet is about exposure to alirocumab in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What is alirocumab? Alirocumab is prescription medication given by injection (a shot just under the skin). Alirocumab is used, with other medicines and lifestyle changes, to lower the levels of “bad” cholesterol known as low-density lipoprotein or LDL cholesterol. It is used to treat a specific type of …
High Cholesterol
This sheet talks about having high cholesterol during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is high cholesterol? Cholesterol is a substance in the body that is needed for your body to work properly. Too much cholesterol, however, increases the chance for heart disease, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes. A blood test can tell if you have too much cholesterol. There are two …
