Geospatial analysis of food environment demonstrates associations with gestational diabetes.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of most common complications of pregnancy, with incidence rates varying by maternal age, race/ethnicity, obesity, parity, and family history. Given its increasing prevalence in recent decades, covariant environmental and sociodemographic factors may be additional determinants of GDM occurrence.

Objective: We hypothesized that environmental risk factors, in particular measures of the food environment, may be a diabetes contributor.

The mechanical PR interval in fetuses of women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the fetal mechanical PR interval in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP).

Study Design: Fetal echocardiography was performed for women with ICP and control subjects. Clinical characteristics, total bile acids, and liver profile tests were compared between groups.

Pheochromocytoma and Von Hippel-Lindau in pregnancy.

Pheochromocytoma is an infrequent but well-acknowledged primary cause of malignant hypertension in pregnancy. Although the majority of pheochromocytomas are sporadic, those that present as bilateral or multifocal tumors may be a manifestation of a rare cancer susceptibility syndrome, such as Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL). Gravidae with unrecognized pheochromocytoma are at risk for recurrent paroxysmal hypertensive crises with ensuant maternal and fetal risks.

Prevention of T2DM in women with a previous history of GDM.

Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have a high risk of progression to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Risk factors are similar for GDM and T2DM and include, among others, obesity, family history, and ethnic background. GDM is also associated with the metabolic syndrome.