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: Rasmussen, Katja Vedsted, Nielsen, Karoline Kragelund, Pedersen, Michael Lynge
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
• Subjects: Original Research Article; Greenland; Nuuk
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6913641/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31825748; https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1702798

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’...