Gestational diabetes in early pregnancy is associated with postpartum glucose intolerance: A perspective from the diabetes and pregnancy outcome for mother and baby study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To compare perinatal outcomes and postpartum glucose tolerance between women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) before 20 weeks of gestation (EGDM) and those diagnosed at or after 24 weeks of gestation (LGDM) in a Japanese population.

Materials and methods

Data were obtained from a prospective GDM registry. Multivariate analysis was conducted to examine the association between the timing of GDM diagnosis (EGDM vs LGDM) and perinatal outcomes (preterm birth, small for gestational age, large for gestational age, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and neonatal hypoglycemia), as well as postpartum glucose intolerance.

Results

A total of 1,275 mother-infant pairs were analyzed for perinatal outcomes. Of these, 924 women underwent postpartum testing for gl

SUBMITTER: Yokoyama M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11871402 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature