Diabetes: Treatment of gestational diabetes reduces obstetric morbidity.

Ellen W Seely, Chloe A Zera

Journal: Nature reviews. Endocrinology 2010;6(2):69-70

PMID: 20098447

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Abstract

Should women with gestational diabetes mellitus be treated to minimize both fetal and maternal complications? Although unanswered questions remain about the long-term benefits, the findings of a large, multicenter,randomized controlled trial suggest that treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus decreases perinatal complications.

Address: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.265

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MeSH Terms: Blood Glucose, Cesarean Section, Diabetes, Gestational, Diet, Female, Fetal Macrosomia, Humans, Insulin, Obstetric Labor Complications, Perinatal Mortality, Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic