Suzanne Phelan, Elissa Jelalian, Donald Coustan, Aaron B Caughey, Kristin Castorino, Todd Hagobian, Karen Muñoz-Christian, Andrew Schaffner, Laurence Shields, Casey Heaney, Angelica McHugh, Rena R Wing
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with several maternal complications in pregnancy, including preeclampsia, preterm labor, need for induction of labor, and cesarean delivery as well as increased long-term risks of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. Intrauterine exposure to GDM raises the risk for complications in offspring as well, including stillbirth, macrosomia, and birth trauma, and long-term risk of metabolic disease. One of the strongest risk factors for GDM is the occurrence of GDM in a prior pregnancy...
April 7, 2021: Trials