ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.13-9 | Section | ESPEYB20

13.9. Obesity in pregnancy

AA Creanga , PM Catalano , BT Bateman

In Brief: The authors provide a comprehensive review of the health challenges of obesity in pregnancy, covering its epidemiology, associated risks for pregnancy, childbirth, fetus and offspring. They also discuss the evidence for lifestyle interventions during pregnancy and also the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery prior to conception.Comment: Remarkably in the USA in 2020, only two out of every five pregnant women had a normal weight status &#150...

ey0016.2-10 | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Neonatal and Long-term Consequences | ESPEYB16

2.10. Association of gestational diabetes with maternal disorders of glucose metabolism and childhood adiposity

WL Jr Lowe , DM Scholtens , LP Lowe , A Kuang , M Nodzenski , O Talbot , PM Catalano , B Linder , WJ Brickman , P Clayton , C Deerochanawong , J Hamilton , JL Josefson , M Lashley , JM Lawrence , Y Lebenthal , R Ma , M Maresh , D McCance , WH Tam , DA Sacks , AR Dyer , BE Metzger , Follow-up Study Cooperative Research Group HAPO

JAMA. 2018 Sep 11;320(10):1005–1016. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.11628.The aims of this study were to assess whether in utero exposure to untreated gestational diabetes (using the IADPSG criteria) is associated with long-term risk of a disorder of glucose metabolism among mothers and greater adiposity among their children at 10 to 14 years post-partum.The Hyperglycem...