Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a significant predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and early pregnancy miscarriages-prospective study in Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo).

Iresha Sandamali KoralegedaraJanith Niwanthaka WarnasekaraKorale Gedara DayaratneFarika Nirmani De SilvaJagath Keerthi PremadasaSuneth Buddhika Agampodi

Published in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2022)

In this rural south Asian community, NAFLD is shown to be a major risk factor for GDM and early pregnancy miscarriages. Therefore, routine identification of NAFLD through a simple USS may help in the early identification of high-risk mothers.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
bioinformatics analysis
healthcare
pregnant women
south africa
mental health
clinical practice
liver fibrosis