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Journal of Nurse Midwifery and Maternal Health 9(1):p 27-29, January-April 2023. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/jnmmh.2454.7506.9123.4
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Simrat Kaur, Ritu null, S.P. Subashini, Sanathoi Chanu
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Journal of Nurse Midwifery and Maternal Health 9(1):p 27-29, January-April 2023. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/jnmmh.2454.7506.9123.4
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Ritu, S.P. Subashini, Sanathoi Chanu, et.al./Gestational Diabetes Mellitus/J Nurse Midwifery Matern Health. 2023;9(1):27–29.Timeline
Received : March 24, 2023
Accepted : April 14, 2023
Published : April 30, 2023
Abstract
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing in prevalence in tandem with the dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Much controversy surrounds the diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes, emphasizing the importance and relevance of clarity and consensus. If newly proposed criteria are adopted universally a significantly growing number of women will be diagnosed as having GDM, implying new therapeutic challenges to avoid foetal and maternal complications related to the hyperglycemia of gestational diabetes. This review provides an overview of clinical issues related to GDM, including the challenges of screening and diagnosis, the pathophysiology behind GDM, the treatment and prevention of GDM and the long and short term consequences of gestational diabetes for both mother and offspring.
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Ritu, S.P. Subashini, Sanathoi Chanu, et.al./Gestational Diabetes Mellitus/J Nurse Midwifery Matern Health. 2023;9(1):27–29.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/jnmmh.2454.7506.9123.4
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| Received | March 24, 2023 |
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