Purpose
The overarching goal of this research area is to enhance the health and quality of life of women with diabetes and/or obesity during pregnancy, as well as that of their children. A key objective is to ensure that research findings are effectively translated into clinical practice.
Focus Areas
Pregnant Women with Pre-existing Diabetes
- Leadership of the Danish Diabetes Birth Registry 2 (DDBR2) – Steno National Collaborative Grant.
- Identification of factors influencing birth outcomes, including the use of health technology, lifestyle behaviors, ethnicity, and somatic and mental comorbidities through data from DDBR2.
- Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and development of a Core Outcome Set (COS) for pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes.
Gestational Diabetes (GDM)
- Development of digital tools to promote mental well-being among women with GDM.
- Prevention of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and depression in women with a history of GDM.
- Investigation of diseases that show higher incidence following obstetric complications, such as GDM, preeclampsia, and preterm birth, with a particular emphasis on cardiovascular outcomes.
- Identification of biomarkers to improve risk stratification for cardiometabolic diseases during pregnancy and later in life.
Bariatric Surgery and Pregnancy
- Investigation of the maternal and fetal consequences of prior bariatric surgery on subsequent pregnancies.
Lifestyle Intervention in Pregnancy and Long-term Follow-up
- Evaluation of the long-term effects of lifestyle interventions during pregnancy on body composition and metabolism in adolescent offspring – a follow-up to the Lifestyle in Pregnancy (LiP) study.
Collaboration
Research on pregnancy, obesity, and diabetes is built on a strong, established collaboration among interdisciplinary diabetes and pregnancy teams at both national and regional levels, as well as with universities, international research partners, patient representatives and other stakeholders.
Program Manager
Professor Dorte Møller Jensen
