background: there is a long lasting dilemma over the ideal screening and diagnostic method in gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm). even though universal screening is commonly practiced, selective screening based on risk factors is also practiced in some center. the aim of this study is to evaluate the most appropriate method to screen gdm in high‑risk pregnant women in sri lanka. methods: this ...

Background: Research says that diabetes may develop in over 10% of non-diabetic pregnant women. Diabetes which generally occurs late in second trimester and third trimester of pregnancy, it is called gestational diabetes. Overweight or suffering from obesity before pregnancy is type 2 diabetes risk factor. In most cases, diabetic symptoms disappear after delivery. HLA-G has an important role bo...

objective: low-grade systemic inflammation is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. c-reactive protein (crp), an acute phase protein produced by hepatocytes, may be associated with diabetes. this study aimed to compare serum levels of crp in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm), impaired glucose tolerance test and control subjects. materials and methods: in this case c...

this is a field study, investigate the nursing care provided to pregnant diabetic women in their last trimester, who were admitted in teaching hospitals under the supervision of ministry of health and medical education in tehran during 1993.   the tool was check list that was completed by the researcher upon interviewing the subjects.   six items covered information of personal data of the wome...

  Introduction :Jaundice is the most common cause of hospitalization of infants in the first month of life. Delivery and maternal and neonatal risk factors may affect the progression of complications of jaundice. This study aimed to investigate the problems of pregnancy and delivery in neonates with jaundice. Methods: This descriptive study was performed on 2796 full term 3 to 29 day infants w...

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sarah was  a 22 year old woman who passing her first pregnancy.  the  pregnancy was unplanned and random and she did not know her last menstrual history. he was visited at home by a midwife community health. no important problem was found in his medical history but he was  smoking 20 cigarettes daily . it was noteworthy that saeed ,his wife, had transient neonatal diabetes history. although sar...

background: gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is common during pregnancy. this survey was designed based on the frequency of gdm among an urban population according to the american diabetes association (ada) and the international association of diabetes and pregnancy study groups (iadpsg) criteria.   methods : we included all pregnant women who were admitted to a gynecology clinic from septem...