Sleep intervention and glycemic control in gestational diabetes mellitus: a feasibility study.

Background: Over 50% of pregnant people report poor sleep quality and insomnia, with approximately 25% reporting short sleep (<7 hours per night). Short sleep duration is associated with impaired glucose functioning, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although short sleep is associated with elevated blood glucose in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus, it is not known whether education on healthy sleep habits during pregnancy can improve sleep and thus glycemic control in these patients.

Transforming Confocal Microscopy Imaging Data of Retinal Vasculature into 3D Animation.

This research study presents a methodology for creation of 3D models from confocal microscopy, specifically the retinal trilaminar capillary network, that can be used in 3D biomedical animation. Biomedical visualization professionals regularly use CT and MRI imaging data to create 3D models and other visuals. Adding confocal microscopy to this toolkit using ImageJ FIJI and Materialise Mimics® allows for a wider range of options to create data-driven 3D models of microscopic structures.

Pre-pregnancy maternal obesity and the risk of preterm preeclampsia in the American primigravida.

Objective: To estimate the risk of preterm preeclampsia in primiparous women by pre-pregnancy obesity class.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of primiparous women with singleton gestations was performed for deliveries from January 2003 to April 2014. Cases were stratified by delivery occurring either at ≥ 37 weeks or < 37 weeks.

Sleep Duration and Blood Glucose Control in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: To describe the relationship between objectively assessed sleep and blood glucose in a prospective cohort of women recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: Women with GDM were enrolled immediately after attending a GDM education class. All patients were recruited during their first week of attempted dietary management of GDM.

Pharmacokinetics of cefazolin prophylaxis in obese gravidae at time of cesarean delivery.

Objective: The objective of the study was to compare the pharmacokinetics of 2 g and 3 g doses of cefazolin when used for perioperative prophylaxis in obese gravidae undergoing cesarean delivery.

Study Design: We performed a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial from August 2013 to April 2014. Twenty-six obese women were randomized to receive either 2 or 3 g intravenous cefazolin within 30 minutes of a skin incision.