Impact of COVID-19 on gestational diabetes pregnancy outcomes in the UK: A multicentre retrospective cohort study

CONCLUSIONS: Using HbA1c and fasting glucose identified a higher risk GDM population during the pandemic but this had minimal impact on pregnancy outcomes. The high prevalence of undiagnosed pre-existing diabetes suggests that women with GDM risk factors should be offered HbA1c screening in early pregnancy.PMID:37968246 | DOI:10.1111/1471-0528.17716

Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - November 15, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Niamh-Maire Mclennan Robert Lindsay Ponnusamy Saravanan Nithya Sukumar Sara L White Peter von Dadelszen Christy Burden Kathryn Hunt Priya George Jane E Hirst Katherine Lattey Tara T M Lee Helen R Murphy Eleanor M Scott Laura A Magee Rebecca M Reynolds Dia Source Type: research