Open AccessGestational Diabetes Mellitus and Pandemic Covid-19: Where do we Stand?
Author(s) -
Najmiatul Fitria
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
public health open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2578-5001
DOI - 10.23880/phoa-16000155
Subject(s) - gestational diabetes , pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , diabetes mellitus , pregnancy , distancing , social distance , gestation , obstetrics , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , virology , endocrinology , biology , disease , genetics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Pregnant women with increasing blood glucose levels are identified as being more exposed to the severe effects of COVID-19 and advised to follow social distancing stringently. The COVID-19 pandemic has required rapid transformation and adaptation of healthcare services. Timely screening for hyperglycaemia in pregnancy using a simple glucose test still enhances early detection and control of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).