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        <journal-title>American Journal of PharmTech Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">AJPTR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2249-3387</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.46624/ajptr.2020.v10.i4.001</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">AJPTR104001</article-id>
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        <article-title>Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Its Association With Pregnancy Outcomes</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Nekkanti</surname>
            <given-names>Vineela</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kishore</surname>
            <given-names>Githa</given-names>
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          <name>
            <surname>Laalasa</surname>
            <given-names>Gopavaram</given-names>
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      <aff id="aff1">Department of Pharmacy Practice, Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bengaluru.</aff>
      <aff id="aff2">PES College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2020-08-01">
        <month>08</month>
        <day>01</day>
        <year>2020</year>
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      <volume>10</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
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        <p>Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a common complication of pregnancy resulting from altered glucose tolerance due to β-cell dysfunction and may lead to adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. This study was aimed at counselling pregnant women with GDM about life-style changes and monitoring their feto-maternal outcomes. This was a prospective observational study carried out in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of a tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru. A total of 41 pregnant women attending the study site for antenatal care and had developed GDM from their first trimester were included in the study. Of all the subjects, 63.41% belonged to 26-35 years; 63.41% of pregnant women had parity in the range of 2-5 and 92.68% belonged to the middle and upper socio-economic class of Kuppuswamy scale. About 35 (85.36%) subjects had a new onset of GDM. While the treatment for GDM mainly included oral metformin alone as therapy (26, 63.41%). Lower segment caesarean section (LSCS), preterm births, low birth weight (LBW) and NICU admission were the adverse perinatal outcomes observed. The study concluded that socio-economic status of pregnant women may be a risk factor for GDM and that health education regarding life-style changes (diet and physical activity) for the pregnant women may aid in attaining improved pregnancy outcomes.</p>
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        <kwd>GDM</kwd>
        <kwd>Perinatal outcomes</kwd>
        <kwd>Antenatal care</kwd>
        <kwd>Pregnancy</kwd>
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