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A retrospective cohort study of 700 pregnant women in China links higher second-trimester serum magnesium and calcium to lower gestational diabetes risk, while elevated phosphorus is associated with increased odds of GDM and preterm birth. Article Title: The correlation between serum…
PRE-PREGNANCY weight and body mass index (BMI) may have limited value in predicting insulin requirements among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to findings from a retrospective cohort study. GDM is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes when…
Preterm birth (PTB), defined by the World Health Organization as delivery before 37 completed weeks of gestation, remains a major global health concern with increasing incidence across most regions1,2. Clinically, PTB is categorized according to gestational age as late preterm (34–37 weeks), early…
While earlier research had found that neighborhood walkability is associated with a lower risk of GDM, until now the association of postpartum type 2 diabetes after GDM was unknown. The new study provides evidence that neighborhood environments may play a role…
New research in mice and pigs shows that the placental hormone GDF15 drives fetal growth by activating a STAT3-IGF2 signaling axis in the fetal liver, and that placenta-targeted mRNA therapy can reverse fetal growth restriction in animal models.
First and only commercially available AID technology for pregnancy use in the U.S. “Glycemic goals are tighter during pregnancy,” said Dr. Jordan Pinsker, chief medical officer at Tandem Diabetes Care. “The higher time in the pregnancy-specific glucose range seen with Control-IQ…
Complications during pregnancy may provide important clues about a woman’s future risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and kidney problems, according to a major study involving more than 1.4 million women in England. Published in BMJ Medicine, the research examined whether complications…
Scientists who analyzed data from 6,617 pregnancies in the United States found an association between higher levels of breakdown products of the plasticizer DINCH in pregnant women’s urine and lower weight and smaller size in newborns. For every tenfold increase in…
A new narrative review in the Annals of Hematology distills forty evidence-based recommendations showing that women with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia can achieve safe pregnancies through multidisciplinary preconception planning and specialized monitoring.