Maternal diabetes alters the development of ductus venosus shunting in the fetus.

Agnethe Lund Cathrine Ebbing Svein Arvid Rasmussen Torvid Kiserud Jörg Kessler

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2018)

In pregnancies with pregestational diabetes mellitus, prioritized umbilical venous distribution to the fetal liver and lower ductus venosus shunt capacity reduce the compensatory capability of the fetus and may represent an augmented risk during hypoxic challenges during late pregnancy and birth.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
glycemic control
pregnant women
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
pulmonary artery
insulin resistance
coronary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
skeletal muscle
pulmonary hypertension