Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a serious pregnancy complication, in which women
without previously diagnosed diabetes develop chronic hyperglycemia during gestation. In …

Obesity is the most common medical condition in women of reproductive age. Obesity during
pregnancy has short term and long term adverse consequences for both mother and child …

Appropriate in utero growth is essential for offspring development and is a critical contributor
to long-term health. Fetal growth is largely dictated by the availability of nutrients in maternal …

Women with normal glucose tolerance pre‐gravid and developing gestational diabetes in
late gestation have subclinical metabolic dysfunction prior to conception compared with …

The incidence of obesity and overweight has reached epidemic levels in the United States
and developed countries worldwide. Even more alarming is the increasing prevalence of …

There has been a significant increase over the past few decades in the number of
reproductive age women who are either overweight or obese. Overweight and obese …

Background A placental microbiome, which may be altered in gestational diabetes mellitus
(GDM), has been described. However, publications raising doubts about the existence of a …

Background Childhood obesity has increased significantly in recent decades. Objective The
objective was to examine the perinatal risk factors related to childhood obesity. Design In a …

Abstract Changes in the maternal environment leading to an altered intrauterine milieu can
result in subtle insults to the fetus, promoting increased lifetime disease risk and/or disease …

The Pedersen hypothesis was formulated more than 50 years ago. Jorgen Pedersen
primarily cared for women with type 1 diabetes. He suggested that fetal overgrowth was …