Overview
Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy in women who did not previously have diabetes, occurring when the body cannot produce enough insulin to meet the increased demands of pregnancy, resulting in elevated blood-glucose levels. Hormonal changes during pregnancy increase insulin resistance, and when the pancreas cannot compensate, gestational diabetes mellitus results. It is an important condition to detect because, if poorly controlled, it can affect both maternal and fetal health, raising the risk of complications such as excessive fetal growth, delivery difficulties, and later development of type 2 diabetes in the mother. Screening during pregnancy, blood-glucose monitoring, dietary management, physical activity, and, when necessary, medication are central to its care. Consistent with its Endocrinology And Hormones focus, this journal publishes research relevant to gestational diabetes and pregnancy metabolism, including pregnancy outcomes in treated gestational diabetes, the association of risk factors with gestational diabetes among pregnant women, the relationship between gestational diabetes and proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, TNF-alpha, and IL-1beta, the impact of nutrients on diabetes, nutritional deficiencies in pregnancy, and broader work on stress, nutrition, and diabetes in pregnant and at-risk populations, reflecting metabolic, immunological, and nutritional perspectives on the condition.
Research published in this journal
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
Association of Risk Factors in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Pregnant Mothers Attending at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
Association of Gestational Diabetes and Proinflammatory Cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1β)
Intersecting Epidemics: Intimate Partner Violence, Stress, and Diabetes Among South Asian Women in the United States
The Impact of Nutrients on Diabetes
Below What Hemoglobin Concentration in Pregnancy is there an Increased Risk of Maternal or Fetal Adverse Effects?
Nutritional Deficiencies in Pregnancy after Surgery for Morbid Obesity
Anatomical Variants of the Placenta in Sudanese and their Relation to the Neonatal Outcome
Breast Feeding and Melatonin: Implications for Improving Perinatal Health
Assessing the risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in India
Surgical Site Infection in Cesarean Section Operation: Risk and Management
How this research is being cited
The 12 articles above have been cited 63 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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Mohammadreza Dolikhani et al. · 2025 · Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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T. Tofail et al. · 2025 · Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
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Asma Shaheen et al. · 2025 · Journal of Diabetology
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2025 · Food Science & Nutrition
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2025 · Journal of Diabetology
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2025 · Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
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2025 · Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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K. P. Kariyawasam et al. · 2025 · Food Science & Nutrition
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