We don’t have good enough studies to know if diabetes drugs like Ozempic are safe or effective for pregnant women and their babies.

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New developments in GLP-1 agonist therapy for gestational diabetes: Systematic review on liraglutide, semaglutide, and exenatide from ClinicalTrials.gov

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2025 Oct 3

The study looks at diabetes drugs used during pregnancy but says we don’t have enough good data to know if they’re safe or effective for mom and baby. This supports the idea that more research is needed.

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New developments in GLP-1 agonist therapy for gestational diabetes: Systematic review on liraglutide, semaglutide, and exenatide from ClinicalTrials.gov

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DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000044917

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