Future perspectives
hyperglycaemia
HYPERGLYCAEMIA
Previous literature and our study indicate that maternal hyperglycaemia negatively impact the offspring’s long-term health. Optimising metabolic health before conception and during pregnancy may therefore lead to offspring with improved metabolic health, and this should be a focus point for improving public health. Further studies should be performed to confirm the associations, with greater power and adjustment for as many covariates. Moreover, the effects of maternal interventions on long-term offspring outcomes are not yet well documented and future high-quality studies are needed to address this gap.