title: Diabetes: Treatment of gestational diabetes reduces obstetric morbidity.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Chloe A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Zera
authors.forename: Ellen W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Seely
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000628:therapy*; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005320:Fetal Macrosomia / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D054238:Perinatal Mortality; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin