This new edition brings its comprehensive overview of gestational diabetes up to date, covering pathophysiology, the effect on the offspring, maternal complications, obstetric and diabetic management, as well as the important issues of cost and quality of care and the medical-legal aspects.
Content
History of Diabetic Pregnancy
Metabolism in Normal Pregnancy
Intermediary Metabolism in Pregnancies Complicated by Gestational Diabetes
Histopathology of Placenta
The Placenta in Diabetic Pregnancy: Placental Transfer of Nutrients
Pathogenesis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Fetal Growth in Normal and Diabetic Pregnancies
Immunology of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Gestational Diabetes: The Consequences of Not-Treating
Epidemiology of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Detection and Diagnostic Strategies for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Embryopathy in the Preimplantation Embryo
Post-implantation Diabetic Embryopathy
Insulin Therapy in Pregnancy
Fetal Lung Maturity
Monitoring in Labor
Timing of Delivery
Timing and Delivery of the Macrosomic Infant-Induction Versus Conservative Management
Management of the Mmacrosomic Fetus
Hypertensive Disorders and Diabetic Pregnancy
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic Vascular Complications in Pregnancy: Nephropathy
Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pregnancy
Evidence-Based Medicine and Diabetic Pregnancy
Cost Analysis of Diabetes and Pregnancy
Quality of Care for the Woman with Diabetes at Pregnancy
Ethical Issues in Management of Pregnancy Complicated by Diabetes