Gestational Diabetes During and After Pregnancy
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is becoming an increasingly prevalent disease as obesity and other chronic diseases are on the rise. It requires careful and informed clinical management as the care received during pregnancy affects not only perinatal health
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Catherine Kim • Assiamira Ferrara (Editors)
Gestational Diabetes During and After Pregnancy
Dr. Assiamira Ferrara Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA
Dr. Catherine Kim Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
ISBN: 978-1-84882-119-4 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-120-0
e-ISBN: 978-1-84882-120-0
Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2010933596 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010
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We dedicate this book to Bob Knopp, a pioneer in GDM. He died unexpectedly, shortly after the completion of his chapter. His work is especially relevant now, given the increasing recognition that lipids play a crucial role in the effects of GDM upon the offspring. We would also acknowledge Yeong, Sofia, Sam, Stephen and Stella. Many thanks to Samantha Ehrlich for her patience and thoroughness in assisting with this book.
Preface
Gestational diabetes (GDM), or glucose intolerance first identified during pregnancy, is a disease of our times. While diabetes as a disease has been recognized for thousands of years, GDM is a relatively new condition that has been identified as recently as the nineteenth century. Recognition of the full impact of GDM is only possible because of the declines in maternal and child mortality, increases in obesity and chronic disease, and increased delivery of prenatal care, GDM screening, and infertility services that are unique to modern society. One of the reasons that GDM fascinates us is that it represents the intersection of both the mother’s and her child’s health trajectory, and the management of it can affect not only perinatal health but also the development of disease even decades into the future. Our understanding of these relationships has grown over the past several decades, fed by progr
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