conclusions we did not find significant differences in ventricular function or ventricular septal thickness in the fetuses of mothers who were referred to our hospital with a previous diagnosis of diabetes mellitus compared with the fetuses of non-diabetic mothers. this could be due to early identification, appropriate treatment, and tightly controlled diabetes in our study population. it shoul...

gestational diabetes increases the risks for mother and fetus during pregnancy. as a principle of caring for diabetes, recommending patients to lose weight through more physical activities and a restrictive diet has a long history. the present study was carried out aiming at determining and comparing dietary style and physical activity in women with gestational diabetes and healthy pregnant wom...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of vaginal candidiasis in clinically symptomatic and asymptomatic cases of pregnant women attending routine antenatal clinic. STUDY DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The antenatal clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetric Department at Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad, from April to October 2005. PATIENTS AND METHODS ...

OBJECTIVE We have already reported that A1C is elevated because of iron deficiency in late pregnancy among nondiabetic pregnant women. This report examined whether the same phenomenon is observed in pregnant women with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This longitudinal study was conducted in 17 pregnant women with diabetes (20-35 weeks of pregnancy). A1C, serum glycated albumin, erythrocyt...

To the Editor: We read with great interest the article “Serum Vitamin D Insufficiency Is Related to Blood Pressure in Diabetic Pregnancy” by Weinert and colleagues1 dealing with the relationships between the calcium metabolism and blood pressure regulation in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus. The results of their study demonstrated that diabetic pregnant women with 25-hydroxyvi...

Physical exercise is recommended for all healthy pregnant women. Regular practice of exercises during pregnancy can provide many physical and psychological benefits, with no evidence of adverse outcomes for the fetus or the newborn when exercise is performed at mild to moderate intensity. However, few pregnant women engage in this practice and many still have fears and doubts about the safety o...

Background: An associated increased risk of a number of serious adverse outcomes is seen in obesity in pregnancy, including miscarriage, fetal congenital anomaly, thromboembolism, gestational diabetes etc. Hence, we planned this study to assess the pregnancy and pregnancy outcome in obese patients. Materials & Methods: The present study included assessment of obese and non-obese women with preg...