Why the study?
It was unknown whether cardiac functional and structural changes observed in fetuses of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus persist in offspring beyond the neonatal period.
Does maternal gestational diabetes mellitus cause persistent cardiac functional and structural changes in offspring from fetal life to infancy?
Population
73 women with GDM and 73 women with uncomplicated pregnancy and their offspring
Comparison
Mothers with GDM vs uncomplicated pregnancy controls
Design
Longitudinal study
Follow-up
From 35-36 weeks' gestation to infancy
Authors
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Cardiac changes in GDM fetuses may persist into infancy; leaves open need for long-term offspring monitoring.
Does maternal gestational diabetes mellitus cause persistent cardiac functional and structural changes in offspring from fetal life to infancy?
Maternal gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with subclinical alterations in fetal cardiac function and structure that persist into infancy.
Aguilera et al. (2020) studied this question.
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