Gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association between gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse outcomes of pregnancy after adjustment for at least minimal confounding factors.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Web of Science, PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, from 1 January 1990 to 1 November 2021.

Review methods

Cohort studies and control arms of trials reporting complications of pregnancy in women with gestational diabetes mellitus were eligible for inclusion. Based on the use of insulin, studies were divided into three subgroups: no insulin use (patients never used insulin during the course of the disease), insulin use (different proportions of patients were treated with insulin), and insulin use not reported. S

SUBMITTER: Ye W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9131781 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature