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The Reflexive Nature of a Successful Weight Loss Drug The exponential rise in search trends for terms related to these drugs (GLP-1, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Ozempic) speaks to a reflexive relationship that is catalyzed by the nature of social media

GLP-1 acts on the brain to induce feelings of satiety, thus reducing appetite and leading to weight loss

To determine whether there might be a relationship between weight loss medication use immediately before or during pregnancy and various maternal and neonatal outcomes, we compared the rates of preterm delivery, high birth weight, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, and diagnoses of failure to thrive or congenital heart defect for babies born to mothers prescribed phentermine or a GLP-1 medication in the 90 days before pregnancy or during the first trimester to those with no documented weight loss medication exposure during pregnancy

Careful attention to timing, severity, and symptom progression helps clinicians distinguish benign side effects from those requiring discontinuation or referral