Gestational Diabetes

The use of a 1-hour oral glucose tolerance test instead of a 2-hour OGTT may be more accurate in detecting diabetes postpartum, especially among women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy, according to study findings.

In this Healio Video Exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, speaks with Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH, about the use of continuous glucose monitoring for pregnant women with gestational diabetes and type 1 diabetes.

ChatGPT 3.0 generated satisfactory responses when asked common pregnancy questions, but responses became inconsistent when asked various iterations of the same question, data show.

American Indian and Alaska Native communities are some of the most underserved minoritized groups in the United States, and Indigenous women are most likely to confront the health-related consequences, particularly during pregnancy.

Women prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist up to 2 years before conception were less likely to develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, have a preterm birth or cesarean delivery, researchers reported.

February is American Heart Month, a highlight of which is Wear Red Day, which aims to raise awareness about heart disease in women, on the first Friday of the month.

Women who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia or gestational diabetes are at high risk for CVD, yet many of these women are not properly assessed and followed during the critical postpartum period.

An RNA platform successfully predicted fetal growth restriction within the second trimester of pregnancy, independent of other risk factors, according to a presentation at The Pregnancy Meeting.

The allergy and immunology community mourns the loss of Marcus Maurer, MD, executive director of the Institute of Allergology at Charité University Medicine in Berlin, who is remembered for his excellent teaching and scientific achievements.

Gestational diabetes led to an increased risk for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy among a cohort of women with pre-existing asthma, according to results of a retrospective cohort study.