Impact of overweight and obesity on pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational diabetes - results from a retrospective multicenter study

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) on pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational diabetes (GD). Subjects and methods Retrospective multicenter study using data from the Portuguese National Register. We included women with GD with a singleton pregnancy. GD diagnosis was according to the International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group criteria. Women were divided into groups according to their pre-pregnancy BMI: < 18.5 kg/m2 (underweight), ≥ 18.5 and < 25.0 kg/m2 (normal weight), ≥ 25 and < 30 kg/m2 (overweight) and ≥ 30 kg/m2 (obese). Results We included 3,103 pregnant women with GD, 29.6% (n = 918) were overweight and 27.3% (n = 846) were obese. Compared to normal weight, the overweight and obese groups had a higher percentage of gestational hypertension (4.0% and 8.5% vs. 2.1%), cesarean delivery (32.8% and 41.3% vs. 27.9%), macrosomia (3.9% and 6.7% vs. 2.4%), and large for gestational age (LGA) newborns (8.3% and 13.5% vs. 6.0%). Obesity increased the risk of gestational hypertension (OR 4.5, p < 0.001), preeclampsia (OR 1.9, p = 0.034), cesarean delivery (OR 2.0, p < 0.001), macrosomia (OR 3.1, p < 0.001) and LGA (OR 2.3, p < 0.001). Conclusion In pregnant women with GD, pregnancy complications increase with pre-pregnancy BMI. In obese women, appropriate diet and counseling prior to gestation and more aggressive medical intervention during pregnancy are needed in order to prevent macrosomic and LGA newborns and to reduce maternal complications.

Rupturas na aliança terapêutica e expressão verbal de necessidades do cliente: um estudo de caso / Psychotherapeutic alliance ruptures and verbal expression of client's needs: a case study

Apresentamos um estudo de caso cujo objectivo foi explorar a associação entre as rupturas na aliança terapêutica e a expressão verbal de necessidades do cliente em psicoterapia. Foi analisado um caso de insucesso de um cliente diagnosticado com Transtorno de Pânico com Agorafobia, através do Rupture Resolution Rating System (3R's) e do Sistema de Observação de Responsividade Terapêutica Os dados resultantes da aplicação dos dois sistemas de observação foram analisados com o software de análise de séries temporais SMA. Os resultados indicam que um aumento da Expressão Verbal de Necessidades numa sessão está associada a uma diminuição dos marcadores de ruptura após três e quatro sessões e um aumento dos marcadores de rupturas numa sessão está associado a um aumento da EVN após quatro sessões. Esta associação foi mais evidente entre as rupturas de confronto, particularmente do marco de insatisfação com as actividades da terapia, e a expressão de necessidades directamente relacionadas com a terapia.

We present a case study whose main goal was to explore the relationship between therapeutic alliance's ruptures and the client's verbal expression of needs in psychotherapy. We intensively analyzed an unsuccessful case of a client with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia. The sessions were analyzed using the Ruptures Resolution Rating System (3R's) and the Sistema de Observação de Responsividade Terapêutica . The results indicate that an increase in the Verbal Expression of Needs (EVN) is associated with a decrease of the ruptures three and four sessions later and that an increase in ruptures is associated with an increase of EVN four sessions later. There was a more clear association between the confrontation ruptures, particularly the expression of dissatisfaction about therapeutic activities, and a specific type of EVN:the client's expression of direct requests related to therapy.