First-Trimester Abdominal Adipose Tissue Thickness to Predict Gestational Diabetes.

Objective: To estimate the discriminative capacity of first-trimester subcutaneous (SATT), visceral (VATT), and total (TATT) adipose tissue thickness in predicting gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), including that requiring insulin.

Methods: We prospectively recruited a cohort of 1048 nulliparous women. Ultrasound images were used to determine abdominal SATT, VATT, and TATT at 11 to 14 weeks' gestation.

Comparative Study of Abdominal Versus Transvaginal Ultrasound for Uterine Artery Doppler Velocimetry at 11 to 13 Weeks.

Objectives: To compare the first-trimester uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) measured by abdominal and transvaginal ultrasound (US).

Methods: We performed a prospective study of singleton pregnant women recruited at 11 to 13 weeks' gestation. The mean uterine artery PI was obtained by abdominal followed by transvaginal US.

A new method of positioning at delivery compared with the dorsal recumbent position: an exploratory retrospective study of obstetric outcomes.

Background: In the last 30 years, several initiatives have aimed to reintroduce a certain freedom in positioning during labour. The objective of this study was to compare an alternative method of positioning at delivery (APOR B method) with the dorsal recumbent (supine) position.

Methods: We undertook a comparative, retrospective study of 276 singleton deliveries at ≥ 36 weeks.

Blood pressure and endothelial function in healthy, pregnant women after acute and daily consumption of flavanol-rich chocolate: a pilot, randomized controlled trial.

Background: Several randomized clinical trials (RCTs) indicate that flavanol-rich chocolate has beneficial effects on flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and blood pressure (BP). However, no RCTs have evaluated these outcomes in pregnant women. The objective of this 2-group, parallel, double-blind RCT was to examine the effects of flavanol-rich chocolate on FMD and BP in pregnant women with normal BP.