Body composition in term offspring after maternal gestational diabetes does not predict postnatal hypoglycemia

• Main Authors: Cornelia Wiechers (Author), Lena S. Balles (Author), Sara Kirchhof (Author), Romy Weber (Author), Vanessa Avellina (Author), Jan Pauluschke-Fröhlich (Author), Manfred Hallschmid (Author), Louise Fritsche (Author), Hubert Preißl (Author), Andreas Fritsche (Author), Christian F. Poets (Author), Axel R. Franz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Offspring of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an increased risk of neonatal complications like birth trauma due to macrosomia or postnatal hypoglycemia, as well as long-term metabolic sequelae. Neonatal body composition may be a sensitive marker of metabolic...