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Placental Changes in Gestational Diabetes by Mayra Pereira is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes a study on placental changes in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes (GD). The study analyzed placentas from 13 women with GD and 5 women without GD. Key findings include: 1) Placentas from women with GD were significantly larger than those without GD. 2) Pathological changes were found in 6 of the 13 placentas from women with GD, independent of glycated hemoglobin levels. 3) The most powerful predictor of GD was decreased placental maturity grade on ultrasound, with a 52
- Author
- Mayra Pereira
- Language
- EN