BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Ethiopia. It has been increasing and linked to multiple factors, making prevention of the disease a continuous challenge. Yet few studies have been conducted in Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with preeclampsia among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Dessie referral ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the perinatal outcome and the frequency of maternal complications in pregnancies of women with type 2 diabetes during 1996-2001. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Medical records of 61 consecutive singleton pregnancies in women with type 2 diabetes from 1996 to 2001 were studied. Pregnancy outcome was compared with that of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes during 1996-2000, ...

BACKGROUND Inconsistent reports are available in the literature regarding the oxidative status and antioxidant capacity during the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes. Present study was aimed to evaluate oxidative stress during the development of gestational diabetes and to evaluate antioxidant capability in non-pregnant (control), pregnant and gestational diabetics. METHODS The study consis...

background: in 2-4% of couples in fertile ages, recurrent pregnancy loss (rpl) occurs which consisted one out of 300 pregnancies. the aim of this study was to comparison insulin resistance (ir) in patients with rpl to normal individuals. materials and methods: in a case-controlled, prospective study, 49 non-pregnant, non-diabetic women with early rpl as the case group and 49 non-pregnant, non-d...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively assess if chromium levels are different in gestational diabetics than in nondiabetic pregnant women. Therapeutic options could exist if levels are different. METHODS We conducted a 2-year prospective, gestational cohort study. The cohort included newly diagnosed pregnant patients. Two blood samples were taken, the first at consent, the second at the time of diabetes...

Should Be Used to Treat Diabetic Pregnant Women I t has now been established that even mild forms of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (impaired glucose tolerance according to World Health Organization 1985 criteria) can cause major morbidity and even mortality if left untreated (1). As with type 2 diabetes, the prevalence of GDM has increased dramatically, linked to the worldwide obesity epi...

Endocrinol Nutr. 2005;52(9):473-5 473 Several clinical studies1 have shown that control of maternal glycemia before conception reduces the frequency of congenital malformations, which remain the leading cause of mortality and severe morbidity in the infants of diabetic mothers2,3. Good metabolic control throughout pregnancy can also reduce the maternal and other fetal complications typical of p...