Open AccessCan the management of blood sugar levels in gestational diabetes mellitus cases be an indicator of maternal and fetal outcomes? The results of a prospective cohort study from India
Author(s) -
Rajesh Jain,
Sanjeev Davey,
Anuradha Davey,
Santosh Kumar Raghav,
J Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.181002
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , obstetrics , blood sugar , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , diabetes mellitus , cohort , fetus , cohort study , gestation , endocrinology , genetics , biology
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is emerging as an important public health problem in India owing to its increasing prevalence since the last decade. The issue addressed in the study was whether the management of blood sugar levels in GDM cases can predict maternal and fetal outcomes.