Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy in Gestational Diabetic Women

Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in gestational diabetic women.

Gestational diabetes is often compounded by hypertensive disease of pregnancy. Women diagnosed as suffering from gestational diabetes were subdivided into two groups: those found to be suffering from some form of hypertension during their pregnancy [n = 78]; and those who did not develop hypertension [n = 345]. The maternal characteristics and perinatal outcome of the two groups were statistica...

Changes in health status experienced by women with gestational diabetes and pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders.

OBJECTIVE To examine changes in health status among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). METHODS We examined perceived health status changes from the prepregnancy, as recalled at 12-20 weeks gestation, to the postpartum period in women with GDM (n = 64) vs. unaffected gravidas (n = 1233) and women diagnosed with PIH (n = 148) vs. unaffected ...

Glycemic Status During Pregnancy in Gestational Diabetic & Non-Gestational Diabetic Women & its Effect on Maternal & Fetal Outcome

Associate Professor, * Department of Biochemistry, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune 411 041, Maharashtra, India. email: [email protected] Professor, Department of Endocrinology and Biochemistry, KEM Hospital Pune 411 011, Maharashtra, India 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni 413 736, Maharashtra, India. Original Article

Pesticide Exposure and Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy

BACKGROUND Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and preeclampsia (PE), complicate 2-8% of pregnancies. Few studies have examined environmental risk factors in relation to these conditions. OBJECTIVES Our goal was to examine whether pesticide exposure during pregnancy was associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. METHODS We analyzed s...

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy