| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 394 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcome (HAPO) study: an overview -- Evolution of screening and diagnostic criteria for GDM worldwide -- An overview of problems and solutions in the diagnosis and treatment of gestational diabetes -- Prevalence of GDM -- Risk factors for gestational diabetes: from an epidemiological standpoint -- Burden of GDM in developing countries -- Insulin and the placenta in GDM -- What causes gestational diabetes? -- Mechanisms underlying insulin resistance in human pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus -- Inflammation, adipokines, and gestational diabetes mellitus -- Lipids in gestational diabetes: abnormalities and significance -- Blood pressure in GDM -- Genetics of gestational diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes -- Maternal obesity and epidemiological review of pregnancy complications -- Maternal comorbidities during gestational diabetes mellitus: obstetrical complications, prematurity, and delivery -- The diabetic intrauterine environment: short and long-term consequences -- Exercise recommendations in women with gestational diabetes mellitus -- Nutrition and weight recommendations for treating gestational diabetes mellitus -- Pharmacological treatment options for gestational diabetes -- Risk for maternal postpartum diabetes -- Contraception before and after GDM -- Lactation and diabetes among women with a history of GDM pregnancy -- Emerging science: interventions in women at risk of GDM during pregnancy -- Diabetes prevention interventions for women with a history of GDM -- Diabetes control programs and policy |
| Summary |
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is becoming an increasingly prevalent disease as obesity and other chronic diseases are on the rise. It requires careful and informed clinical management as the care received during pregnancy affects not only perinatal health but the risk of developing type 2 diabetes even decades into the future, in both the mother and the child. From epidemiology and pathophysiology to diagnosis and management, covering recent breakthroughs in research and up-to-date developments in clinical practice, "Gestational Diabetes During and After Pregnancy" offers the reader a comprehensive and current look at Gestational Diabetes |
| Analysis |
geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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endocrinologie |
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endocrinology |
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gezondheid |
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health |
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obstetrie |
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obstetrics |
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gynaecologie |
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gynaecology |
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informatica |
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informatics |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Diabetes in pregnancy.
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Diabetes, Gestational
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MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics.
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Médecine.
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Diabetes in pregnancy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kim, Catherine, MPH.
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Ferrara, Assiamira
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| ISBN |
9781848821200 |
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1848821204 |
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1848821190 |
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9781848821194 |
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