Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

SEP 10, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

OGTT diagnostic patterns, prepregnancy BMI, and residual risk of term macrosomia at routine 24–28-week screening: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

A single-centre retrospective cohort study identifying clinically plausible risk stratification patterns using routine OGTT and BMI, but explicitly not yet validated for individual prediction or clinical management.

SEP 10, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Comparison of live birth rates between calorie-restricted diet and metformin prior to ovulation induction therapy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight/obesity: a protocol for a multicenter, randomized comparative effectiveness trial

Frontiers in Public Health

This is a published protocol for an upcoming multicenter RCT; no results are presented, only the study design and rationale for a planned comparison of diet versus metformin in PCOS.

SEP 9, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Maternal-fetal adipokine remodeling in obesity-complicated pregnancies: associations with neonatal macrosomia and NICU requirement

Frontiers in Endocrinology

A well-designed prospective cohort study with balanced stratification identifying novel fetal biomarker associations with clinically relevant neonatal outcomes, but limited by modest sample size, surrogate endpoints for clinical severity, and exploratory analytical approach requiring validation.

SEP 8, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Parenting Stress, Parental Self-Efficacy, and Coparenting: Prospective Associations with Child Metabolic Health

Journal of Child and Family Studies

A prospective observational study with longitudinal design and established metabolic endpoints showing maternal parenting stress and efficacy predict child metabolic markers via coparenting quality, but limited by observational methods, lack of paternal associations, and modest mechanistic clarity.

SEP 7, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Immune dysregulation linking pre-pregnancy obesity to gestational diabetes mellitus

Frontiers in Immunology

This is a narrative review synthesizing mechanistic pathways rather than reporting new empirical evidence; it raises questions about immune dysregulation linking obesity to GDM but does not present primary data or definitive evidence to answer them.

SEP 7, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

CHILDHOOD OBESITY – RISKS AND LIFE-LONG CONSEQUENCES – A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science

This is a narrative literature review synthesizing existing evidence on childhood obesity mechanisms and consequences, without original data, primary endpoints, or comparative analysis to support practice-changing or strong claims.

SEP 6, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Maternal Consumption of Fruits, Vegetables and Fruit Juices in Relation to Offspring Weight at 4 Years

Nutrients

Prospective cohort study with validated dietary assessment showing inverse association between maternal fruit/vegetable intake and offspring overweight/obesity, but limited by modest sample size, observational design, and single Mediterranean population.

SEP 5, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Metabolic Improvements and Weight Trajectories After Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery in Women with Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome

Obesity Surgery

A single-center prospective cohort study with a modest sample size demonstrating clinically meaningful metabolic improvements and weight loss after bariatric surgery in a specific population, but lacking a comparator arm and with trajectories identified post-hoc by unsupervised modeling.