The occurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy is associated with the development of large for gestational age (LGA) infant at birth. LGA can lead to a number of adverse outcomes for the mother and child including prolonged labor, cesarean delivery, birth trauma and...
Recent substantial advances in the understanding of preeclampsia led the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Task Force on Hypertension in Pregnancy in 2013 to redefine preeclampsia and its management and publish evidence based recommendations. ...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse outcomes in singleton pregnancies. However, in twin pregnancies, some of these adverse outcomes may be either less clinically relevant due to the earlier gestational age at birth (e.g., macrosomia and shoulder dystocia) or may be common irrespective...
Failure of lifestyle and nutritional modification in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) has been the target of numerous studies all aiming to better stratify GDM patients into risk groups. Clinical characteristics such as pre-pregnancy BMI, Fasting glucose level and family history of diabetes, have all been...
Controversy exists about the timing of delivery of women with pre-pregnancy type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (pre-pregnancy DM). This study compared maternal and neonatal outcomes after induction of labour (IOL) at 38 weeks’ gestation vs. expectant management from 39 weeks onward....
Pre-existing diabetes mellitus (D), obesity (O) and chronic hypertension (H) can each alter the natural course of a pregnancy for mother and child, especially when they cluster together. As the prevalence of various combinations of D, O and H is unknown, the current study was...
In women with chronic hypertension, it is unclear whether routine induction of labor before 40 weeks of gestation confers benefit to mother and newborn. Objective: To test the hypothesis that routine induction of labor at 38 or 39 weeks in women with chronic hypertension decreases...
Some researchers have examined the consequences of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended guidelines for twin pregnancies in different pre-pregnancy BMI groups. There is not yet agreement regarding of what an optimal range of weight gain is recommended for twin pregnancies. ...
Research has shown that increased likelihood of pregnancy complications in women of an advanced age may be due to aging of the uterus....
Although the development of preeclampsia (PE) is thought to be the result of placental dysfunction, it is still unclear if the development of preeclampsia...