gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is one of the important problems in pregnant women. this study conducted to determine association the level of serum glucose with fetal-maternal complications of gestational diabetes with insulin therapy. this study has been conducted as an existing data study, so medical records of all pregnant women with gdm that have been treated with insulin during 2 year...

Background: Gestational diabetes is one of the most common complications of pregnancy that has several effects on mother and baby. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence as well as maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes. Methods: This descriptive comparative study was carried out on all pregnant women who underwent 75 g glucose test and refe...

This report is a survey of all pregnancies complicated by diabetes delivered in a general hospital between 1921 and 1943. Omitted from consideration are 3 self-induced abortions and 10 early therapeutic abortions. Of the latter, one was performed because of previous toxemia of pregnancy (case 1, to be described), one because of pre-existent nephritis, one because of emaciation from long neglect...

BACKGROUND The treatment of diabetes in pregnancy has potentially far-reaching benefits for both pregnant women with diabetes and their children and may provide a cost-effective approach to the prevention of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome. Early and accurate diagnosis of diabetes in pregnancy is necessary for optimizing maternal and fetal outcomes. CONTENT Optimal c...

objective: gestational diabetes mellitus occurs during pregnancy is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. carotid intima media thickness (cimt) is a surrogate maker of subclinical atherosclerosis. the aim of this study is assessment of relationship between cimt and infra-renal abdominal aorta diameter in women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus. materials and methods: the c...

BACKGROUND Type 1 diabetes mellitus in pregnant women is associated with an increased risk of congenital malformations, obstetric complications, neonatal morbidity, and mortality. Our aim was to evaluate which factors from the first trimester of pregnancy have a significant impact on the pregnancy outcomes of women with type 1 diabetes. METHODS We included 94 pregnant women with type 1 diabet...

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Prenatal care is more than just health care in pregnancy. For the vast majority of women, pregnancy follows a routine course. Some women, however, have medical difficulties related to their health or the health of their baby. These women experience what is called a high-risk pregnancy. A pregnancy may be considered high-risk for a variety of reasons. Some of these include: diabetes, preeclampsi...

In some developing countries, 15% of births are associated with diabetes-related pregnancy. 20% of the macrosomics are born in this region in hospital settings. Immaturity is close to 10% and, fetal and neonatal death 30%. Though children born of diabetes-related pregnancy look large and big, they are not healthy. Shoulder dystocia at birth and respiratory distress are amongst few pathological ...

Abnormal maternal glucose regulation occurs in 3-10% of pregnancies, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is defined as glucose intolerance of variable degree with onset or first recognition during pregnancy, accounts for 90% of cases of diabetes mellitus (DM) in pregnancy. However, the rising prevalence of diabetes mellitus—21 million people (7% of the population) have some form of d...