Highlights The number of vessels was reduced in the placental villi of pregnant women with diabetes. The placental villous vessels of women with previous diabetes were more distant from the maternal blood. ABSTRACT Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the distribution of placental villous vessels in pregnant women with different degrees of hyperglycemia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using placental samples from 30 pregnant women without diabetes (n=10), with gestational diabetes mellitus (n=10), and with previous diabetes (type […]

ABSTRACT Objective To compare the major outcomes of use of metformin and glyburide in treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus. Methods Studies published in English, in the last 10 years, in the databases MEDLINE®, SciELO, LILACS and Cochrane Library were analyzed, and randomized controlled trials were selected. Health Sciences Descriptors were used to compose the search phrase, and the keywords “Gestational diabetes”, “Glyburide”, “Metformin” and their variations were searched in the Medical Subject Headings. PRISMA systematization was used to prepare this […]

RESUMO Objetivo Analisar o índice de massa corporal pré-gestacional e o ganho de peso na gestação, e associar os dados a desfechos perinatais de gestantes de um Programa de Gestação Saudável. Métodos Estudo retrospectivo realizado com 151 pacientes atendidas no Programa de Gestação Saudável do Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Os dados foram coletados a partir da revisão de prontuário das pacientes atendidas entre março de 2015 e março de 2016. Resultados A chance de desenvolvimento de diabetes gestacional para as […]