Preceded by Diabetes in women / [edited by] E. Albert Reece, Donald R. Coustan, Steven G. Gabbe. 3rd ed. c2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: General medical and primary care for women with diabetes -- The history of diabetes mellitus -- The rising tide of diabetes mellitus and obesity: implications for women of all ages -- Management of diabetes mellitus -- Diabetes care for adolescents -- Genetics, perinatal counseling, and diabetes education -- Preconceptional care of women with diabetes -- Long-term care of medical complications of diabetes and obesity -- Menopause, diabetes, and obesity -- Diabetes and obesity in pregnancy in resource-restricted countries -- II: Metabolic considerations -- Carbohydrate, lipid, and amino acid metabolism -- Metabolic changes in normal and obese pregnancies and in gestationa -- III: The fetus and placenta -- The placenta with obesity and diabetes -- The biology of normal and abnormal fetal growth and development -- Congenital malformations: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and experimenta -- Perinatal mortality and morbidity -- Stillbirth and diabetes -- IV: Pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes -- Testing for gestational diabetes -- Management of gestational diabetes -- Pregnancy with diabetes and obesity: the long-term maternal consequences -- V: Pregnancy complicated by preexisting diabetes -- Glucose evaluation and control -- Insulin treatment of the pregnant patient with diabetes mellitus -- Dietary management of pregnancies complicated by preexisting diabetes -- Lifestyle modification in pregnancy: exercise to prevent and/or manage gestational diabetes -- The role of obesity in diabetic pregnancies -- Prenatal diagnosis and management of congenital malformations in pregnancies complicated by diabetes -- Diagnosis and management of abnormal fetal growth -- Fetal biophysical testing -- Diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy -- Obstetric complications in diabetic pregnancies -- Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy -- Diabetic retinopathy -- Diabetic kidney disease before and during pregnancy -- Diabetic neuropathy and coronary heart disease -- VI: Peripartum and neonatal care -- Delivery: timing, mode, and management -- Postpartum management, lactation, and contraception -- Neonatal outcome and care -- Long-term outcome of infants of mothers with diabetes