Testing for gestational diabetes.
In 1996, the American Diabetes Association reported that 12% of total health care expenditure in the United States was spent on diabetes and its complications. Screening for and treating gestational diabetes results in improved perinatal morbidity and mortality. Moreover, detecting gestational diabetes identifies women who are at risk of future type 2 diabetes. This article reviews several approaches to diagnosing gestational diabetes.
O'Brien
Karen
K
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants' Hospital, 101 Dudley Street, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02905, USA. karen_erine@hotmail.com
Carpenter
Marshall
M
D000328:Adult; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis