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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