Objective To consolidate evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses investigating
the association between reproductive factors in women of reproductive age and their …

Aims/hypothesis Women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an
elevated lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recently, a series of studies has suggested …

Two important maternal cardiometabolic disorders (CMDs), hypertensive disorders in
pregnancy (HDP)(including pre-eclampsia) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), result …

Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity is accompanied by atherogenic dyslipidemia, a specific
lipid disorder characterized by both quantitative and qualitative changes of plasma …

Risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) shows considerable heterogeneity
both in generally healthy persons and in those with known ASCVD. The foundation of …

Growing attention has been directed to the inclusion of females in neuroscience studies, and
to the importance of studying sex as a biological variable. However, how female-specific …

Placental insufficiency and adipose tissue dysregulation are postulated to play key roles in
the pathophysiology of both pre-eclampsia (PE) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A …

Becoming a mother is associated with dramatic changes in physiology, endocrinology,
immune function, and behaviour that begins during pregnancy and persists into the …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in women in the United
States and globally, with heart disease actually on the rise among middle-aged women in …

Folate (vitamin B9) is widely accepted to protect against fetal neural tube defects. The main
sources of dietary folate are folic acid-fortified foods and folic acid-containing dietary …