Offspring Of Mothers With Hyperglycemia In Pregnancy: Short-Term Consequences For Newborns And Infants

Among noncommunicable diseases spreading worldwide, maternal obesity and hyperglycemia in pregnancy (HIP) represent a major public health concern. Not only are these anomalies progressing with increasing prevalence but recent research demonstrated that HIP is associated with susceptibility to fetal defects, neonatal adverse events and metabolic disorders in later life. HIP represents a model of environmental determinant of developmental programming. If adequately screened and managed during pregnancy, the consequences of HIP might be significantly improved. Early dietary counseling to pregnant mothers seems a low-cost easy-to- implement program to reduce dramatic aftermath of HIP at a global scale especially in low-income developing countries. (c) 2020 S. Karger AG, Basel