Women with gestational diabetes may avoid health care due to stigma and stereotypes
It's important women receive high-quality health care during pregnancy—particularly if they have gestational diabetes.
Nov 25, 2025
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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities: News and Research on Fetal Macrosomia
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Two-thirds of women experience too much or too little weight gain in pregnancy
Around two-thirds (68%) of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and that is associated with complications such as preterm birth, large birth weight, and admission to intensive care, finds a review ...
Nov 19, 2025
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News of a 'giant' baby boy is all over TikTok: What women really need to know
Baby boy Cassian is an internet sensation. He was born earlier in 2025 in the United States weighing 5.8 kilograms. But after his mom and the hospital shared the news recently, it wasn't long before headlines about the "giant" ...
Oct 10, 2025
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How pregnant women are tested for gestational diabetes is changing. Here's what this means for you
How Australian pregnant women are tested for gestational diabetes is set to change, with new national guidelines released today.
Jun 23, 2025
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High birth weight found to be leading risk factor for severe birth injury
High birth weight is the main risk factor for birth injuries to the anal sphincter muscles of the person giving birth, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg. This new method for predicting the risks could improve ...
May 21, 2025
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Clinical trial empowers women to choose how to deliver big babies
The findings from The Big Baby Trial led by The University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) and the Perinatal Institute, provide crucial new information to help women choose how ...
May 7, 2025
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Gestational diabetes: What to know during pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time of significant change for a woman's body. Hormones fluctuate, energy levels shift and new challenges arise. One challenge that some women face is gestational diabetes, a condition where blood sugar levels ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Oral glucose-lowering agents are potential alternatives to insulin for gestational diabetes
With respect to the proportion of infants born large for gestational age, treatment of gestational diabetes with metformin and glyburide, if needed, does not meet the criteria for noninferiority versus insulin, according ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Study suggests over half of women with gestational diabetes in UK are undiagnosed
Research investigating testing methods for gestational diabetes suggests that over half of pregnant women with the condition are not being diagnosed with the current NHS blood test process, leading to unnecessary complications ...
Dec 17, 2024
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Oropouche virus transmission to unborn child confirmed
The first confirmed case of vertical transmission of Oropouche virus (OROV) has been reported by 23 researchers from eight distinct institutions in Brazil.
