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- Hildén, Karin, 1978-
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Gestational diabetes, obesity and pregnancy outcomes in Sweden
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The overall aim of the thesis was to evaluate maternal and fetal outcomes in relation to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in both a shortand long term perspective.Study I was a population based cohort study including 1 249 908 pregnancies during the years 1998-2012. Maternal outcomes and fetal size were studied in relation to BMI and presence/absence of GDM. The conclusions were that maternal overweight and obesity are associated with similar increments in risks of adverse maternal outcomes and delivery of large-for-gestational-age infants in women with and without gestational diabetes. Study II was a population based cohort study using the same cohort as in study I. Fetal outcomes were studied in relation to GDM-status and BMI. Interaction between GDM and BMI for the outcomes was also analyzed. Conclusions were that excess maternal weight and GDM were, both major independent risk factors for adverse, perinatal outcomes, there were no intercation. In study III the same cohort was used to study time trends 1998-2012 in maternal and perinatal outcomes in women with GDM. Trends were also analyzed in women without GDM for comparison. This study showed that there have been improvements in fetal outcomes for women with GDM. But since the improvements were similar or less than the changes in the background population this was probably not due to better medical care for women with GDM alone. The conlusion is that there is still a lot to do to improve outcomes for women with GDM. Study IV was a case control study aiming to evaluate if there was an interaction between GDM and preeclampsia (PE) or if the conditions were independent risk factors for later cardio vascular disease (CVD). We also wanted to analyze how BMI influenced the association between PE and later CVD. We showed that GDM and PE are independently associated with elevated risk for CVD. The association of PE and CVD is not affected by BMI to a great extent as is the case in GDM and CVD.
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- Skogsdal, Yvonne, 1964-
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Preconception health in Sweden : The impact of lifestyle factors and the role of midwife's counselling
- 2021
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Preconception health is an important topic since women and men have a possibility to change lifestyle habits preceding pregnancies, to increase the chances of a healthy pregnancy and child. The aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about fertility and awareness of preconception health. Studies I and II were based on a randomised controlled trial among women who visited midwives for contraceptives counselling. Questionnaires were used before and after an intervention with the Reproductive Life plan (RLP), which is a discussion tool for preconception health. Study I showed that women do not always use a contraceptive that is suitable for their reproductive intentions and Study II indicated that women´s knowledge about fertility and awareness of preconception health increased with RLP-counselling (RLPC). Study II also showed that women appreciated the RLPC by the midwives.In studies III and IV, data from the Swedish Pregnancy Register were used. The main findings in Study III were that smoking, and use of snuff, in early pregnancy and risk consuming of alcohol the year preceding pregnancy were associated with spontaneous abortion (SA). Study IV showed that heavy alcohol consumption the year preceding pregnancy was associated with lower Apgar-score and might have been associated with lower birth weight. The studies contribute important new knowledge about lifestyle factors preceding pregnancy. It is important to highlight this new knowledge together with other factors about preconception health to midwives and other healthcare providers. Preconception counselling is also needed to increase women´s (and men´s) knowledge. There is still a lack of knowledge in the field, but it is a golden opportunity for midwives to start talking about reproductive health during contraception counselling.
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