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Series: Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop Series
Volume: 80
Published: 15 December 2014
10.1159/000360354
EISBN: 978-3-318-02672-6
... Abstract Rates of overweight and obesity are high in the obstetric population. In pregnancy, overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of complications of pregnancy for both the mother and the infant. These complications include gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia...
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Series: World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics
Volume: 124
Published: 15 June 2022
10.1159/000516720
EISBN: 978-3-318-06296-0
... Nutrition Pregnancy Lactation Key Messages To meet the nutritional needs of pregnancy and lactation, women should be encouraged to consume a wide variety of nutritious foods. Additional needs for protein and some vitamins and minerals may be met by additional servings of foods...
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Series: Frontiers in Diabetes
Volume: 29
Published: 31 August 2020
10.1159/000506548
EISBN: 978-3-318-06734-7
... Abstract This chapter reviews significant milestones in the history of the metabolic management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy. During the pre-insulin era, women with diabetes rarely became pregnant, and when they did, the prognosis for both mother and child was most unfavorable. The cornerstone...
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Series: Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop Series
Volume: 92
Published: 14 January 2020
10.1159/000499545
EISBN: 978-3-318-06528-2
... Abstract Maternal nutrition plays a critical role in the course of pregnancy and in the health of the mother and child at birth and beyond. While evidence in support of following specific dietary patterns during pregnancy for an optimal outcome is weak, due to the many methodological...
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Series: Frontiers in Diabetes
Volume: 28
Published: 03 January 2020
10.1159/000480162
EISBN: 978-3-318-06612-8
... Abstract During pregnancy, maternal insulin resistance develops, primarily during the second and third trimesters. Placental hormones and adipocytokines contribute to this phenomenon. Insulin resistance allows glucose and amino acid sparing for fetal construction, while the mother utilizes...
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Series: Frontiers in Diabetes
Volume: 28
Published: 03 January 2020
10.1159/000480163
EISBN: 978-3-318-06612-8
... in low- and middle-income countries are at great risk due to resource constraints and are also subject to the potential “dual burden” of prevalent undernutrition in the face of increasing obesity. This article reviews current evidence regarding the epidemiology of pregnancy obesity, with particular...
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Series: Frontiers in Diabetes
Volume: 28
Published: 03 January 2020
10.1159/000480164
EISBN: 978-3-318-06612-8
..., the hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcome (HAPO) study provided the best evidence base to support answers to some of these questions – yet, some remain unsolved and others are still a matter of debate. Translating clinical evidence to practice guidelines is not a pure matter of science, but other...
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Series: Frontiers in Diabetes
Volume: 28
Published: 03 January 2020
10.1159/000480168
EISBN: 978-3-318-06612-8
... Abstract The reduction of maternal and fetal complications in pregnancies complicated by diabetes can be obtained primarily with a stabilization of the metabolic control. Before conception and throughout pregnancy, insulin therapy needs to be optimized and, in such context, the insulin analogs...
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Series: Frontiers in Diabetes
Volume: 28
Published: 03 January 2020
10.1159/000480169
EISBN: 978-3-318-06612-8
... Abstract Technology is increasingly proving beneficial in helping patients with diabetes achieve better glycemic control with less hypoglycemia. However, there are little data during pregnancy. Old randomized trials using insulin pump during pregnancy have not shown improvements in glycemic...
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Series: Frontiers in Diabetes
Volume: 28
Published: 03 January 2020
10.1159/000487095
EISBN: 978-3-318-06612-8
... Abstract Diabetic pregnancy represents the most important challenge of insulin therapy, requiring a continuous effort to maintain euglycemia and avoid severe hypoglycemic episodes. Hypoglycemia becomes a charge nearly inevitable to pay. Pregnancy itself may be associated with impaired counter...
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Series: Frontiers in Diabetes
Volume: 28
Published: 03 January 2020
10.1159/000480171
EISBN: 978-3-318-06612-8
... Abstract Early studies to understand the contribution of the placenta to the fetal phenotype have uncovered important information in normal and diabetic pregnancies. These are often untargeted using methods for discovery, that is, general OMIC methodologies on total placental tissue, mostly...
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Series: Frontiers in Diabetes
Volume: 28
Published: 03 January 2020
10.1159/000480172
EISBN: 978-3-318-06612-8
... Abstract Diabetes is one of the most common disorders complicating pregnancy, associated with negative outcomes for the fetus and newborn, including fetal congenital anomalies, stillbirth, and growth disorders. Ultrasonography (US) represents a noninvasive, readily available method to assess...