BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

OCT 19, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Dietary inflammatory index during pregnancy: associations with maternal metabolic disorders and adverse birth outcomes—a systematic review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Maternal nutrition plays a significant role in both maternal and offspring health. The Dietary Inflammation Index (DII) was developed as a comprehensive tool to evaluate the inflam

OCT 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Association of the integrated lipid-glycemic marker TyHGB with gestational diabetes mellitus and high-risk metabolic phenotypes: a single-center retrospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Abstract Background Mitigating adverse maternal-fetal outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), particularly its mixed phenotype (GDM-Mixed, characterized by concurrent fast

OCT 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effects of maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus on pregnancy outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and maternal obesity are metabolic disorders commonly encountered during pregnancy. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of obesity and G

SEP 14, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Clinical epidemiology of easily recognisable congenital malformations in Gambian newborns: a descriptive cohort study embedded in a clinical trial

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Abstract Background The prevalence of congenital malformations remains high and significantly contributes to neonatal morbidity and mortality in West Africa. However, there is a ga

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.

AUG 31, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

A rare case of pregnancy complicated by connective tissue disease with pyogenic liver abscess leading to sepsis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

A single case report documenting an unusual clinical presentation; describes occurrence and management but provides no comparative data, control group, or generalizable evidence of causation or treatment efficacy.

AUG 17, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Exploring the mechanism of phthalate esters and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on gestational metabolic disorders based on network toxicology and molecular docking

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Network toxicology and molecular docking study identifying putative mechanisms without experimental validation or clinical outcome data; raises mechanistic hypotheses requiring confirmation.