Gestational Diabetes

Those women who continued to exercise throughout their pregnancy achieved an even higher risk reduction… Gestational diabetes and excessive maternal weight gain are associated with many negative outcomes for both the mother and the baby including: pre-eclampsia, hypertension and preterm birth. Expectant mothers who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes are …

Study finds greater metabolic changes during pregnany with male fetus… Previous studies have found an association between the sex of the fetus and gestational diabetes, however this is the largest study showing this link. This population-based retrospective cohort studied the entire maternal population of Ontario with close to 643,000 women …

Complications seen in the study included respiratory distress, high birth weight, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and hypoglycemia… Over the last 10 years, the use of glyburide to treat gestational diabetes has increased. Even though it is easy to use, however, it may not be a good alternative to insulin …

An increase in polyunsaturated fatty acid intake showed some benefit in pregnant women with GDM as well as the fetus… GDM not only puts mothers at risk but it can also be dangerous for infants. Studies show that more than half of pregnant women with GDM develop overt diabetes within …

Girls whose mothers were also overweight or obese had an even higher risk…. Researchers conducted a study to see if there was an association between hyperglycemia in utero, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and childhood obesity. This research included 421 girls and their mothers in the Kaiser Permanente system in Northern …

Frequent consumption of fried foods pre-pregnancy increases a woman’s risk for gestational diabetes… Gestational diabetes mellitus is not just a short-term perinatal outcome, but also long-term health complications in both the mothers and baby. The significance of diet and lifestyle is important in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in …

  Maternal weight gain is key to controlling infant birth weight…. Infants born to mothers with pregestational diabetes are more likely to experience adverse outcomes, especially an increased birth weight. Previous studies have shown the importance of strict maternal glycemic control to prevent fetal hyperinsulinemia and accelerated growth. Excessive gestational …

  Adherence to healthy lifestyle during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of gestational diabetes…. In a prospective cohort study, researchers looked at data on 14,437 women who participated in the Nurses’ Health Study II. Data was collected from the years of 1989-2001. Participants were aged 24 to 44 …

Women who had been on hormonal contraceptives before conception were 1.43 times more likely to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy compared to women who were not on contraceptives, researchers found….

Women with gestational diabetes experienced a number of benefits when taking supplemental calcium plus vitamin D….