Environmental health influences in pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common pregnancy complications globally. Environmental risk factors may lead to increased glucose levels and GDM, which in turn may affect not only the health of the mother but assuming hypotheses of "fetal programming", also the health of the offspring. In addition to traditional GDM risk factors, the evidence is growing that environmental influences might affect the development of GDM. We conducted a systematic review analyzing the association between several environmental health risk factors in pregnancy, including climate factors, chemicals and metals, and GDM.

Methods

We performed a systematic literature search in Medline (PubMed), EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and Web of Science Core Collection databa

SUBMITTER: Eberle C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389831 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature