Gestational Diabetes

Origins, Complications, and Treatment
Herausgeber: Petry, Clive

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by an esteemed list of international authors, this book presents timely reviews relating to some of the most important aspects of gestational diabetes, specifically its causes, consequences, and treatments. Divided into five sections, the book covers metabolism in pregnancy and gestational diabetes, environmental and genetic risk factors and causes, potential complications, and treatments for improving the outcome for both mother and baby. It also addresses future prospects in diagnosing and screening, prevention, pathophysiology, and treatment of gestational diabetes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 239
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780367378905
• ISBN-10: 0367378906
• Artikelnr.: 57784038

Autorenporträt

Clive J. Petry was born in London, England. He completed BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Surrey, and the University of Cambridge, U.K. He currently works as a senior research associate in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cambridge. He has authored over 50 scientific publications and currently serves on the editorial board of a number of journals including the British Journal of Nutrition and Human Reproduction. His research involves investigating the mechanisms underpinning the link between foetal growth and the risks of developing gestational and type 2 diabetes and hypertension.

Inhaltsangabe

Section I Gestational Diabetes. Glucose, Foetal Growth, and Pregnancy. What
Is Gestational Diabetes?. Section II Origins. Environmental Risk Factors
for Gestational Diabetes. Genetic Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes.
Section III Complications. Complications of Gestational Diabetes. Section
IV Treatments. Dietary Therapy for Gestational Diabetes. Exercise and
Gestational Diabetes. Pharmacological Treatment of Gestational Diabetes.
Section V Future Prospects. Future Prospects for Gestational Diabetes.
Index.