introduction: estimation of gestational age is an essential component of prenatal care. gestational age is estimated by last menopausal period, fundal height and ultrasonography. serial measurment of fundal height and comparison with lmp predicts the g.a more accurately. since nowadays, ultrasonography is used more frequently during pregnancy, patients have to bear more expenses. but we can use...

objective: vitamin d appears to be involved in regulation of glycemic and inflammatory responses in gestational diabetes. the purpose of this study was to compare the serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin d (25(oh)d), inflammatory biomarkers and glycemic profile between gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) and normal glucose tolerance (ngt) pregnant women. materials and methods: in this cross-sectio...

background: gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is the most common metabolic complications of pregnancy and causes fetal mortality and morbidity. therefore early diagnosis of gdm is necessary to reduce maternal and fetal morbidity and to help prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes objective: this prospective study was carried out to determine the incidence of gdm in yazd and to assess th...

introduction: diabetes mellitus is associated with nervous system alterations in both human and animal models. this study was done to determine the effect of gestational diabetes on the purkinje and granular cells in the cerebellum of rat offspring.  methods: 10 wistar rats dams were randomly allocated in control and diabetic group. the experimental group received 40 mg/kg/body weight of strept...

BACKGROUND In 2003, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded that evidence was insufficient to advise for or against routinely screening all pregnant women for gestational diabetes mellitus. PURPOSE To review evidence about the benefits and harms of screening for gestational diabetes. DATA SOURCES Databases (MEDLINE, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Health Technology As...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is any degree of glucose intolerance with its onset (or first diagnosis) during pregnancy and usually resolving shortly after delivery [1] . Pregnancy hormones decrease fasting glucose levels, increase fat deposition, delay gastric emptying and increase appetite. However, over the course of pregnancy, postprandial glucose concentrations increase as insulin re...

Brody SC, Harris R, Lohr K. Screening for gestational diabetes: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Obstet Gynecol 2003;101:380-92. Gestational diabetes. ACOG practice bulletin. No. 30. Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, September 2001. Sermer M, Naylor CD, Gare DJ, et al. Impact of increasing carbohydrate intolerance on mater...

In order to define standards for philtrum length and mouth width in the newborn infant, 198 term and preterm infants (27 to 41 gestational weeks) were examined. In every case the gestational age was determined chronologically and clinically and the philtrum length and mouth width (oral intercommissural distance) were measured by two observers using standard measurement techniques. Normal values...

background: the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) in accordance to body mass index (bmi) is often based on studies where the calculation of bmi is frequently self-reported and is usually unreliable. we evaluated the risk of an abnormal oral glucose tolerance test (ogtt) in a population where bmi was measured and selective screening for gdm was practiced. methods: we carried out a pros...

objective: the high prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) in iran and its maternal and fetal consequences as well as the high risk of its long-term effects including obesity is known. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (bmi) in ages of 18 months and 6 years and maternal glucose concentration. materials and methods: this is a retrospective ...