Gestational Diabetes

CHICAGO — Black and Hispanic women who adhered to components of a Mediterranean-style diet were less likely to experience any adverse pregnancy outcome, regardless of overweight or obesity status, researchers reported.

Hidradenitis suppurativa was linked to adverse maternal and offspring outcomes during the peripartum period and in the long-term, according to a study.

SAN ANTONIO — Dysregulated amino and fatty acid metabolism during late pregnancy was tied to elevated incidence of type 2 diabetes among women with a history of gestational diabetes, according to a presentation at ObesityWeek.

ORLANDO — A first-ever clinical practice guideline from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine outlines practical recommendations for lifestyle interventions as first-line therapy for people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.

DENVER — Obesity prevalence is increasing among reproductive-age people and unhealthy weight is associated with infertility in both sexes, yet the impact of weight reduction on fertility outcomes is complex, according to a speaker.

Third-trimester subclinical hypothyroidism and first- and third-trimester isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia were tied to various adverse pregnancy outcomes, highlighting the importance of trimester-specific thyroid function evaluations.

Prepregnancy bariatric surgery was linked to lower risks for gestational hypertension, large for gestational age infants and gestational diabetes but increased risks for preterm birth and small for gestational age infants, data show.

Adolescent and young adult women who had prediabetes before becoming pregnant had a higher risk for gestational diabetes and adverse maternal outcomes than those with normal glycemic levels, researchers reported.

Clinicians must focus on the experiences, communication needs and consequences of structural racism to improve mortality and morbidity rates for postpartum Black women, researchers reported in O&G Open.

Women with fetal overgrowth or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have notable continuous glucose monitor-derived glycemic patterns detected during early pregnancy, sometimes without a gestational diabetes diagnosis, researchers reported.