Women with a predisposition for diabetes have an increased risk of pregnancy complications, especially in combination with pregestational overweight

Overweight and gestational diabetes are risk factors for pregnancy complications. We hypothesized that the metabolic impact of overweight on pregnancy outcome, would be different if it was combined with a predisposition for diabetes. The aim of this study was to compare the outcome of pregnancies in...

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Published in:BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2020-02, Vol.20 (1), p.74-74, Article 74
Main Authors: Moll, Ulrika, Olsson, Håkan, Landin-Olsson, Mona
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Summary:Overweight and gestational diabetes are risk factors for pregnancy complications. We hypothesized that the metabolic impact of overweight on pregnancy outcome, would be different if it was combined with a predisposition for diabetes. The aim of this study was to compare the outcome of pregnancies in women with diabetes diagnosed later in life, to the outcome of pregnancies of women who did not develop diabetes. Women in a population-based cohort who also were registered in the Swedish Medical Birth Registry (n = 4738) were included. A predisposition for diabetes (GDM or diabetes after pregnancy) was found in 455 pregnancies. The number of pregnancies with maternal BMI ≥ 25 kg/m and without diabetes were 2466, and in 10,405 pregnancies the mother had a BMI
ISSN:1471-2393
1471-2393