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Chapter 27 - Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Care of Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy

from Section 4 - Maternal Medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Peter Hornnes  and
Jeannet Lauenborg
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Diabetes in pregnancy can be classified as either pre-existing diabetes mellitus, if the diabetes is recognized before pregnancy, the most frequent forms being type 1 and type 2 diabetes, or as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), if diagnosed in pregnancy. The latter group may also cover women with undiagnosed pre-existing diabetes, as the definition of GDM is abnormal glucose tolerance or hyperglycaemia diagnosed for the first time in pregnancy [1]. GDM is one of the most frequent medical conditions complicating pregnancy, and affects up to almost 20% of the pregnancies in Europe depending on the population and criteria used (Table 27.1) [2].

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 221 - 224
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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