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J Dev Orig Health Dis
January 2025
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Keçiören, Ankara, Turkey.
Breast milk (BM) is the only source of iodine and bioactive compounds that influence growth and development in infants. The content of BM may be influenced by maternal body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of maternal weight on BM and cord blood iodine concentrations, growth-related hormones, infant anthropometric measurements.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNiger Med J
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Background: The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is dependent on the diagnostic criteria used and there is no consensus on screening methods and diagnostic criteria. The International Association for Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) recently put forward new diagnostic criteria and encourages its adoption worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of GDM and to compare the foeto-maternal outcomes of women diagnosed with GDM in the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa using the WHO 1999 and IADPSG criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetabol Open
March 2025
University of West Attica (UNIWA), School of Health and Care Science, Department of Midwifery, Ag. Spyridonos Str., Egaleo, Postal Code 12243, Athens, Greece.
Introduction: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine disorder characterized by hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and menstrual irregularities, leading to infertility in many women. Emerging evidence suggests intermittent fasting (IF), particularly time-restricted feeding (TRF), may improve reproductive and metabolic outcomes in women with PCOS by addressing core pathophysiological mechanisms. This systematic review examines the impact of IF on fertility and reproductive hormones in women with PCOS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Perinatol
January 2025
Center for Advanced Research Training and Innovation, Center for Birth Defects Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
This study aimed to assess the strengths, limitations, opportunities, and threats presented by diabetes-in-pregnancy. We review the improvements in maternal and fetal mortality since the advent of insulin therapy, evaluate current health challenges, and identify opportunities for preventing increased mortality due to diabetes-in-pregnancy. Prior to 1922, women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) of childbearing age were discouraged from becoming pregnant as the maternal and fetal/neonatal mortality rates were extremely high.
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January 2025
Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Objective: We investigated associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and changes in diabetes indicators from pregnancy to 12 years after delivery among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Research Design And Methods: Eighty Hispanic women with GDM history were followed from the third trimester of pregnancy to 12 years after delivery. Oral and intravenous glucose tolerance tests were conducted during follow-up.
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