Gestational Diabetes During and After Pregnancy

Contributors

Chapter 1. An Overview of Problems and Solutions in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gestational Diabetes

Section I Screening for and Identification of GDM During Pregnancy

Chapter 2. Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study: An Overview

Chapter 3. Evolution of Screening and Diagnostic Criteria for GDM Worldwide

Section II Burden of GDM in US Populations

Chapter 4. Prevalence of GDM

Chapter 5. Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes: from an Epidemiological Standpoint

Section III Burden of GDM in Developing Countries

Chapter 6. Burden of GDM in Developing Countries

Section IV Pathophysiology and Genetics of GDM

Chapter 7. Insulin and the Placenta in GDM

Chapter 8. What Causes Gestational Diabetes?

Chapter 9. Mechanisms Underlying Insulin Resistance in Human Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Chapter 10. Inflammation, Adipokines, and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Chapter 11. Lipids in Gestational Diabetes: Abnormalities and Significance

Chapter 12. Blood Pressure in GDM

Chapter 13. Genetics of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Type 2 Diabetes

Section V Comorbidities of GDM

Chapter 14. Maternal Obesity and Epidemiological Review of Pregnancy Complications

Chapter 15. Maternal Comorbidities During Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Obstetrical Complications, Prematurity, and Delivery

Chapter 16. The Diabetic Intrauterine Environment: Short and Long-Term Consequences

Section VI Management of GDM During Pregnancy

Chapter 17. Exercise Recommendations in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Chapter 18. Nutrition and Weight Recommendations for Treating Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Chapter 19. Pharmacological Treatment Options for Gestational Diabetes

Section VII Postpartum Implications for GDM in Women

Chapter 20. Risk for Maternal Postpartum Diabetes

Chapter 21. Contraception Before and After GDM

Chapter 22. Lactation and Diabetes Among Women with a History of GDM Pregnancy

Section VIII GDM Interventions

Chapter 23. Emerging Science: Interventions in Women at Risk of GDM During Pregnancy

Chapter 24. Diabetes Prevention Interventions for Women with a History of GDM

Section IX Diabetes Control Programs and Policy

Chapter 25. Diabetes Control Programs and Policy