Hyperglycaemia that develops during pregnancy and resolves after birth has been
recognized for over 50 years, but uniform worldwide consensus is lacking about threshold …

Gestational diabetes is the most common medical complication in pregnancy. Historically,
gestational diabetes was considered a pregnancy complication involving treatment of rising …

The steroid hormones progestagens, estrogens, androgens, and glucocorticoids as well as
their precursor cholesterol are required for successful establishment and maintenance of …

During development, the human fetus accrues the highest proportion of fat of all mammals.
Precursors of fat lobules can be found at week 14 of pregnancy. Thereafter, they expand …

The placenta plays a key role in sustaining fetal growth and development. Due to its position
between mother and fetus, it is exposed to changes in the intrauterine environment in both …

Maternal physiological (MPH) or supraphysiological hypercholesterolaemia (MSPH) occurs
during pregnancy. Cholesterol trafficking from maternal to foetal circulation requires the …

Excess nutritional supply to the growing fetus, resulting from maternal diabetes and obesity,
is associated with increased risks of fetal maldevelopment and adverse metabolic conditions …

BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with a heightened level
of oxidative stress, which is characterized by the overproduction of reactive oxygen species …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a disease of pregnancy that is associated with d-
glucose intolerance and foeto-placental vascular dysfunction. GMD causes mitochondrial …

The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has increased in recent years, along
with the higher prevalence of obesity in women of reproductive age. GDM is a pathology …