Product Description: Babies of women with diabetes are nearly five times more likely to be stillborn and almost three times more likely to die in the first three months. The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus in the U.S. is high―between 3 and 7 percent―and rising...read more

Product Description: Babies of women with diabetes are nearly five times more likely to be stillborn; are almost three times more likely to die in the first three months; and twice as many are born with major congenital malformations. The incidence is high―somewhere between 3 and 7 per cent of all pregnant women in the USA have diabetes―and rising; the condition is often complicated by other risk-factors such as obesity and heart disease...read more

Product Description: To date, the effects and treatment of Diabetes in pregnancy have been under explored. The Diabetes in Pregnancy Dilemma: Leading Change with Proven Solutions fills this gap in present research. Featuring the work of noted experts in the field of diabetes in pregnancy, the book explores unconventional topics such as the metabolic syndrome, obesity, glucose threshold related to outcome of pregnancy, the rationale for describing gestational diabetes as a clinical entity, type 2 diabetes in pregnancy, psychosocial issues, oral anti-diabetic drugs, and drug safety in pregnancy...read more

Product Description: In past years, there have been numerous forums for presentation and discussion of new research findings related to both pregestational and gestational diabetes mellitus. Textbook of Diabetes and Pregnancy provides this information in an educational format...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)