No association between early maternal HbA1c and offspring birthweight among women without pre-existing diabetes in Greenland

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Katja Vedsted Rasmussen, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Michael Lynge Pedersen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020
• Subjects: glycosylated haemoglobin; birthweight; pregnancy; greenland; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Greenland; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1702798; https://doaj.org/article/f7a17b79ab534cdaab52cac892bcf775

Studies of the association between maternal blood glucose measured by glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) during pregnancy and the offspring’s birthweight have been heterogeneous. The aim of this study was to examine the association between maternal HbA1c level before gestational week 20 and the offspring’...