Main description:

This book comprehensively discusses both gestational diabetes and diabetes that pre-exists pregnancy (type 1 or type 2), highlighting conditions and complications that are expected to occur during and after pregnancy. The book focuses on clinical problems encountered in everyday practice, but also covers topics that contribute to a better understanding of the clinical issues (genetics, epigenetics, pathophysiology).

Written by leading experts in various disciplines, the chapters draw on the authors' experience to critically evaluate relevant data on diagnosing and treating the disease and provide guidance on the optimal approach in each specific situation as well as on how to decide between alternatives.

A series of learning objectives, tables, figures, algorithms and illustrations increase the book's readability and help readers improve their understanding of the material.

This book serves as a practical and useful tool for general obstetricians, fetal-maternal specialists, endocrinologists, diabetologists, neonatologists, midwives and for anyone involved in the management of pregnant women with this condition.

Contents:

Chapter 1) Introduction.- Part I) Setting the Diagnosis Chapter 2) Epidemiology.- Chapter 3) Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.- Part II) Defining the Pathophysiology Chapter 4) Risk Factors for Developing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.- Chapter 5) Pathophysiology.- Chapter 6) Fetal Origin of Adult Disease: The Case of GDM.- Part III) Monitoring Chapter 7) Medical Monitoring of Pre-Existing DM and GDM.- Chapter 8) Obstetrical Monitoring.- Part IV) Management Chapter 9) Targets and Rationale for Treatment.- Chapter 10) Pre-Pregnancy Management in Clinical Approach to Diabetes Mellitus.- Chapter 11) Medical Nutrition Therapy.- Chapter 12) Physical Activity and Exercise in Diabetes During Pregnancy.- Chapter 13) Oral Anti-hyperglycemic Agents.- Chapter 14) Insulin.- Chapter 15) Delivery, Intrapartum Management and Puerperium.- Part V) Complications and Their Management Chapter 16) Fetal Complications.- Chapter 17) Diabetes During Pregnancy: Neonatal and Childhood Complications.- Chapter 18) Pregnancy-Associated Maternal Complications.- Chapter 19) Long-Term Maternal Complications.- Part VI) Special Issues Chapter 20) Diabetes Mellitus and Infertility.- Chapter 21) Diabetes Mellitus and Contraception.- Chapter 22) Diabetes in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding.- Chapter 23) Biomedical Technology and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.- Chapter 24) Issues to Be Solved: Future Perspectives.