Swings and roundabouts: Time to rethink our approach to gestational diabetes diagnosis?

Abstract

Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy affects one in six pregnancies internationally, and is associated with perinatal complications affecting mothers and children(1). Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy is associated with future cardiometabolic risks in women(2), and with adiposity and glucose intolerance in offspring(3). The accurate identification of women with gestational diabetes, the most common form of diabetes in pregnancy, provides an opportunity to prevent future disease in two generations.