Adverse pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including adverse outcomes for both the mother and the fetus. Different diagnostic criteria are used for GDM, and it is not clear how these affect the reported prevalence of adverse pregnancy outcomes. This protocol is for a systematic review to describe and compare the prevalence of adverse pregnancy outcomes in GDM using the different diagnostic criteria applied in various countries/regions of the world.

Methods and analysis

A systematic review and meta-analysis will be carried out. A comprehensive search of observational studies that report the outcomes of interest to this review from 2010 to 2021 will be conducted. We will search the major electronic databases such as PubMed,

SUBMITTER: Chukwuemeka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328635 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature