New, first-of-their-kind guidelines are advising pregnant women and new moms about how to safely use GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs.

The guidelines aim to help OB-GYNs, who have seen GLP-1-use surge in the U.S. in recent years but lacked comprehensive instruction on whether or not to recommend the drugs.

Women should forgo taking GLP-1 drugs during pregnancy , according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines published Friday.

Doctors should recommend women stop taking the medications one to two months before they plan to get pregnant, the guidelines stated.

But taking the shots might be okay while breastfeeding, after a baby’s first month, the nation’s leading organization for obstetricians and gynecologists notes.

First-of-their-kind guidelines were published Friday for new and expectant mothers taking GLP-1 drugs (AFP via Getty Images)

While as many as 1 in 300 women are exposed to the drugs before pregnancy, lead author Dr. D.…