Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Section I Introduction ; Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Diabetes in Pregnancy; Prevalence of Total Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy; Prevalence of Known Pre-Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy ; Prevalence of Hyperglycemia First Detected in Pregnancy; Public Health Impact of Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy; Multiple-Choice Questions ; Chapter 2 Pathophysiology of Diabetes in Pregnancy ; Maternal Metabolic Adaptation to Pregnancy; Insulin Resistance in Pregnancy; Nutrient Excess and Metabolic Dysfunction.

Insulin Resistance and Glucose IntoleranceMetabolic Plasticity in Pregnancy; Pre-gestational Diabetes ; Summary and Future Directions for Research; Multiple-Choice Questions ; References; Chapter 3 The Placenta in a Diabetic Pregnancy ; Normal Development; The Placenta in Diabetes; The Role of the Insulin/LGF System and Leptin on the Placenta in Diabetes; Influence of Fetal Sex on Placental Function in GDM; Placental Methylation; Summary; Questions; References; Section II Gestational Diabetes ; Chapter 4 Screening for Gestational Diabetes; Introduction; Definition.

Should we Screen for Gestational Diabetes?Screening Methods; Costs of Screening; Conclusions; Multiple-Choice Question ; References; Chapter 5 Diagnostic Criteria for Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy ; Introduction; Gestational Diabetes: Historical Development; Importance of Overt Diabetes in Pregnancy; Rationale for Diagnosing Maternal Hyperglycemia During Pregnancy; Basing Treatment on Improving Outcomes; Diagnosis in the First Trimester; Conclusions; Multiple-Choice Questions ; References; Chapter 6 Lifestyle Treatment ; Introduction; Lifestyle Intervention in Obese Pregnant Women.

Systematic Reviews on Intervention TrialsIs It Possible that Intervention Might Be Harmful?; Ongoing Studies and Meta-Analyses; Comparison of Studies; Future Directions; Multiple-Choice Questions ; References; Chapter 7 Obesity and Diabetes in Pregnancy ; Introduction; Definitions; Physiology and Pathophysiology; Glucose Metabolism in GDM and Obesity; Lipid and Adipose Tissue Metabolism in GDM and Obese Pregnancies; Inflammation in Obesity and GDM in Pregnancy; In Utero Exposure to Obesity and GDM, and Later Offspring Health; Summary and Future Research; Multiple-Choice Questions ; References.

Chapter 8 Metabolic Abnormalities in Gestational Diabetes Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Chronic Metabolic Disorder; Metabolic Syndrome in Women with Gdm; Lipid Profiles in Women with Gdm; Blood Pressure in Women with GDM; Inflammation in Women with GDM; Adipokine Dysregulation in Women with GDM; Metabolic Abnormalities Before Pregnancy and in Early Gestation Prior to the Diagnosis of GDM; Future Perspectives; Multiple-Choice Questions ; References; Chapter 9 Maternal Risk After the Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Pregnancy ; Introduction; Maternal Sequelae of GDM After Delivery.