Weight control before and during pregnancy for patients with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Shigemitsu YasudaTakujiro IuchiAtsushi GotoKota KatanodaShinichiro IidaYoichi OikawaAkira NambaMasashi IsshikiIkuo InoueYoshimasa KameiAkira ShimadaMitsuhiko NodaPublished in: Journal of diabetes investigation (2019)
In mothers with GDM, pregestational BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and excessive gestational weight gain were significantly associated with increased infant birthweight. A prospective multicenter clinical study enrolling a larger number of mothers with GDM will be required to verify the effects of adequately controlling pregestational and gestational weights on infant birthweight for gestational age.