Carbohydrate Metabolism in Pregnancy and the Newborn 1978 [Paperback]

Second International Colloquium on Carbohydrate Metabolism in Pregnancy and the Newborn 1978Speakers at the 2nd Aberdeen Colloquium IX.- Foreword XI11.- Preface XV.- 1 Realignments of Metabolism.- 1.1 Intermediary Metabolism During Normal Pregnancy.- 1.2 Metabolic Changes in Pregnancy Relevant to Diabetes.- 1.3 Insulin Response Studies in Normal Pregnancy and Chemical Gestational Diabetes.- 2 Placental Structure Function and Blood Flow.- 2.1 Utero-Placental Blood Supply in Maternal Diabetes..- 2.2 Placental Handling of Glucose.- 2.3 Utero-Placental Blood Flow. Methods of Determination, Clinical Application and the effect of Beta-Mimetic Agonists.- 2.4 Placental Changes in Gestational Diabetes.- 3 Endocrine Pancreas.- 3.1 The Maternal Endocrine Pancreas.- 3.2 Amino Acids and Development of the Beta Cell.- 3.3 The Relationship Between Glucagon and Hypocalcaemia in Infants of Diabetic Mothers.- 3.4 Pregnancy Related Factors Affecting Insulin Secretion.- 4 Fetal Nutrition and Macrosomia.- 4.1 Experimental Contributions to the Physiology of Fetal Macrosomia.- 4.2 Heavy-for-Dates Babies.- 4.3 Controlling Factors of Fetal Nutrition.- 5 Fetal Anomalies Related to Metabolism.- 5.1 Fetal Anomalies Related to Carbohydrate Metabolism: The Epidemiological Approach.- 5.2 Experimental Evidence Relating Fetal Anomalies to Diabetes.- 5.3 Congenital Malformations in Newborns of Diabetic Mothers.- 6 Antenatal Fetal Monitoring.- 6.1 Evaluation of Placental Steroids in Diabetic Pregnancy.- 6.2 Fetal Assessment in Diabetic Pregnancy Using Non-steroid Assessments.- 6.3 Management of the Pregnant Diabetic - When and How to Deliver.- 6.4 The Role of Pregnancy-Specific B1-Glycoprotein in the Management of Pregnancies Complicated by Diabetes.- 7 Symptomatic Diabetes.- 7.1 Management of Maternal Diabetes in Pregnancy.- 7.2 Sulphonylureas for Chemical Diabetes in Pregnancy.- 7.3 Management of Diabetes During Delivery with an Artificial Pancreas.- 7.4 Neonatal Problems.- 7.5 Preterm Labour and Pl&