The College of Science at the University of Basrah organized a seminar entitled (Some Physiological Effects Related to Diabetes Disease in Pregnant Women in Basrah Province)

 by a graduate student Anwar Hasson Abas) The study aims that was conducted in Basrah province was to determine serum biochemical markers levels of betatrophin, 1,5 anhydroglucitol, alpha-fetoprotein, oxytocin, and prolactin in pregnant women with gestational or type 2 diabetes. To examine whether serum levels of these biomarkers are valuable for assessing disease severity, risk stratification, and included (Diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder during pregnancy, which is characterized by defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. There are two types of diabetes during pregnancy: gestational diabetes mellitus, and pregestational diabetes mellitus (T1DM & T2DM). Gestational diabetes is what is diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy and may affect the health of the mother and fetus, and the prevalence of undiagnosed hyperglycemia and even overt diabetes in young women is increasing. The main risk factors are maternal overweight and obesity, advanced age at childbearing, previous history of diabetes, family history of type 2 diabetes, and ethnicity.... and the study was recommended (Study the role of betatrophin, alpha-fetoprotein, and 1,5 anhydroglucitol in developing DM in pregnancy. genetic studies on betatrophin, alpha-fetoprotein, 1,5 anhydroglucitol, and oxytocin in large population samples of diabetic pregnant women and functional characterization of the genetic variation.