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Diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: falling through the net

2015; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 58; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s00125-015-3647-z

1432-0428

Claire L. Meek, Hannah B Lewis, Charlotte Patient, Helen Murphy, David Simmons,

Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with increased risks to mother and child, but globally agreed diagnostic criteria remain elusive. Identification of women with GDM is important, as treatment reduces adverse outcomes such as perinatal death, shoulder dystocia and neonatal hypoglycaemia. Recently, the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended new diagnostic thresholds for GDM which are different from the International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria endorsed by the WHO. The study aim was to assess neonatal and obstetric outcomes among women who would test positive for the IADPSG criteria but negative for the NICE 2015 criteria.