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🎓EDITOR'S CHOICE🎓 From Musa et. al., this article investigates the effects of obesity and gestational diabetes independently and collectively inducing specific effects on placental structure, inflammation and endocrine function! 📜https://t.co/SYvWSeSuxA h
2/5 A study on South African women highlighted that ‘obesity and gestational diabetes independently & collectively induce specific effects on placental structure, inflammation and endocrine function' May -vely influence pregnancy/infant o/c https://t.
Obesity and gestational diabetes independently and collectively induce specific effects on placental structure, inflammation and endocrine function in a cohort of South African women (open access) https://t.co/CyM3hIQmqj #MetabolicSyndrome #Obesity #Diab
Fascinating.
A new study has found that maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) even more than gestational diabetes Interestingly, placental mtDNA content is associated with childhood intelligence.