Lower vitamin D levels during the second trimester are associated with developing gestational diabetes mellitus: an observational cross-sectional study.

In this study, we aimed to compare serum 25(OH)D levels in women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and to identify the serum 25(OH)D levels associated with GDM. We recruited 40 women with GDM and 40 healthy pregnant women, aged 20-40 years and in the second trimester, at Gulhane Education and Research Hospital. We excluded women with chronic diseases, preeclampsia, pre-GDM, multiple pregnancies, and those taking medications related to calcium or vitamin D metabolism.

Plasma Free Fatty Acids in Hyperemesis Gravidarum Pregnancy.

Unlabelled: We evaluated the free fatty acids differences in plasma between hyperemesis gravidarum(HG) and healthy pregnant in first trimester pregnancy.

Objective: We aimed to compare the plasma levels of DHA, AA and EPA, between HG patients and healthy pregnant women.

Design: Fifty-two pregnants were involved in the study.

The effect of anatomical placental location on the third stage of labor.

According to the lower uterine segment and trophotropism hypotheses of placental implantation, placentation occurs in uterine segments with a high blood supply. The present study was designed to determine the clinical implications of these hypotheses by assessing the dynamics of the third stage of labor. Two-hundred and ninety-two prospectively followed pregnant women were assessed at the time of delivery.