Prevalence of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Fetuses of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes before Initiating Treatment.

 To evaluate the prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in fetuses of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the beginning of the treatment.  A cross-sectional study was performed between July 1, 2013, and December 20, 2013, in a public maternity clinic in southern Brazil. The subjects were 63 fetuses of mothers with gestational diabetes, with a single pregnancy and no other associated pathologies.

Neonatal outcomes according to different therapies for gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: To compare different neonatal outcomes according to the different types of treatments used in the management of gestational diabetes mellitus.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. The study population comprised pregnant women with gestational diabetes treated at a public maternity hospital from July 2010 to August 2014.

[Obesity during pregnancy: gestational complications and birth outcomes.].

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of maternal obesity on pregnancy, childbirth, and neonatal outcomes.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 298 postpartum women. Information was obtained through interviews and access to patients' medical records.