OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of continuous glucose monitoring during pregnancy on maternal glycaemic control, infant birth weight, and risk of macrosomia in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. DESIGN Prospective, open label randomised controlled trial. SETTING Two secondary care multidisciplinary obstetric clinics for diabetes in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS 71 women wit...

Socioeconomic disparities in birth weights (BWs) are associated with lifelong differences in health and productivity. Understanding socioeconomic disparities in BW is presently of concern to develop public health interventions that promote a good start in life in Northwest China. In the study, our objective is to investigate the socioeconomic disparities in low and high BW from 2010 to 2013 in ...

Obesity is one of the most common and ignored public health problems according to World Health Organisation (WHO). Labour complications occur more frequently in women with increased prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), for example, gestational diabetes mellitus, pregnancy induced hypertension, fetal macrosomia and labour complications. Objectives: The aim of this study was evaluation of pregnanc...

OBJECTIVE: Macrosomia is strongly associated with a range of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. The effectiveness screening remains controversial because expecting macrosomic fetus affects intrapartum management, promoting elective cesarean sections. This study aims to identify differences in outcomes management among cases predicted unpredicted macrosomia. STUDY DESIGN: retrospective 779 ...

Studies of the effects of low glycemic index (LGI) diets on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have reported conflicting findings.The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated the effects of LGI diets with and without added dietary fiber (DF) on maternal and neonatal outcomes in GDM patients.We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, EBSCO, Spr...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as 'carbohydrate intolerance of varying degrees of severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy,' and is associated with increased fetal and maternal risks. The aims of the present study were to investigate the prevalence of GDM in Scotland over 32 years (1981-2012), and using the data from 2012, to assess how GDM rel...

Introduction Current models based on fetal biometry and maternal characteristics have a poor performance in predicting macrosomia. The primary aim of this study was to elucidate the diagnostic venous arterial Dopplers macrosomia third trimester pregnancy; secondary build multiparametric prediction model including pregnancy, ultrasound Doppler able predict accurately. Material methods Prospectiv...

BACKGROUND Infant or maternal injury during vaginal delivery is a constant threat to all involved, but difficult to predict. OBJECTIVE To estimate the risk of birth injuries in an institution favouring trial of vaginal birth when there was doubt of the best mode of delivery. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. SETTING University Hospital. POPULATION Singleton 14,359 vaginal deliveries ...

INTRODUCTION Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM); however, little is known about the association between other common pregnancy complications (eg, preterm birth, macrosomia) and T2DM risk. We examined the associations between first-pregnancy preterm, postterm birth, low birth weight, and macrosomia with subsequent r...