Fetoplacental oxygen homeostasis in pregnancies with maternal diabetes mellitus and obesity

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 28 July 2022; doi:10.1038/s41574-022-00717-zDiabetes mellitus or obesity during pregnancy can cause fetal hypoxia, resulting in reduced fetal growth. This Review discusses the metabolic causes of fetal hypoxia in pregnancies with diabetes mellitus and/or obesity and the fetal adaptations to this oxygen deficit.
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