Mild Gestational Diabetes and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Mild gestational diabetes (GDM) refers to the gestational hyperglycemia, which does not fulfill the diagnostic criteria for GDM. The results of studies on adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with mild GDM are controversial. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the impact of mild GDM on the risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Methods: A thorough literature search was performed to retrieve articles that investigated adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with mild GDM in comparison with non-GDM counterparts. All populations were classified to three groups based on their diagnostic criteria for mild GDM. Heterogeneous and non-heterogeneous results were analyzed using the fixed/random

SUBMITTER: Bidhendi Yarandi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8286997 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature