Background: Rates of gestational diabetes are reported to be increasing in many
jurisdictions, but the reasons for this are poorly understood. We sought to evaluate the …

OBJECTIVE The extent to which pregnant women are screened for gestational diabetes
mellitus (GDM) at the population level is not known. We examined the rate, type, and timing …

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects between 2-40% of pregnancies
worldwide, depending on diagnostic and screening methods. Changes in screening …

Background An understanding of the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among
pregnant women is essential at local, national and international level so that appropriate …

Background Gestational diabetes increases risk for type 2 diabetes seven-fold, creating a
large public health burden in a young population. In the US, there are no large registries for …

Objective Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. A
register can be used to follow-up high risk women for early intervention to prevent …

Introduction Clinical guidelines urge timely postpartum screening for diabetes among
women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), yet patient factors associated with …

Objective: Studies indicate that gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence is increasing
worldwide. We aimed to examine secular trends in GDM prevalence and screening …

Importance Gestational diabetes is diabetes that develops during pregnancy. Prevalence of
gestational diabetes in the US has been estimated at 5.8% to 9.2%, based on traditional …

OBJECTIVE: To compare perinatal outcomes before and after a clinical guideline change
from a two-step to a one-step approach to screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) …