ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Nov 19;106(12):e5075-e5087. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab528. PMID: 34272865.Brief Summary: This national birth registry study in Denmark collected data on gestational diabetes and adverse pregnancy outcomes in relation to country of origin of the mother. Country of origin and the number of births were associated with adverse effects from gestational diabetes.<p cl...

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jul 13;106(8):2279-2290. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab331. PMID: 33982055.Brief Summary: This prospective birth cohort study assessed the impact of maternal glycaemia on infant neurodevelopment at 12 months of age. Maternal glucose levels during pregnancy were associated with infant neurodevelopmental outcomes.High maternal blood glucose levels m...

Diabetes Care. 2022 Apr 1;45(4):864-870. doi: 10.2337/dc21-1430. PMID: 35104325.Brief Summary: This study followed up a nationwide cohort of pregnant women (with and without gestational diabetes, GDM) and assessed their risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus up to 10 years later. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes increased with the number of GDM pregnancies.About 6%...

Epigenomics. 2021 Aug;13(15):1221-1230. doi: 10.2217/epi-2021-0096. PMID: 34337972.Brief Summary: This case cohort study assessed whether epigenetic factors explain the link between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and macrosomia. Epigenetic changes in the MEST gene were associated with both GDM and macrosomia.GDM leads to neonatal macrosomia and in the long-t...