ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Endocrinology 2017 Aug 1;158(8):2543-2555Maternal obesity and gestational diabetes (GDM) are associated with a higher risk for maternal, and offspring complications and appear to be mediated at least partly by an aberrant placental morphology and function, with altered nutrient transport capacities. The human placenta adapts to mild maternal diabetes by limiting placent...