Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of Vascular Dysfunction

Inclusion Criteria

• •Healthy women of self-identified African descent (black) and European (white) ancestry,
• •18-40 years of age,
• •Body mass index \< 35 kg/m2
• •History of regular menstrual cycles,
• •Are currently pregnant and in third trimester of pregnancy (after 24 weeks gestational age)
• •Have no pregnancy-associated complications to-date
• •Are in good health free of hypertension, as well as thyroid, cardiac, or renal disease.