Gestational Diabetes – Major New Clinically Relevant Aspects

Abstract

The implementation of screening for gestational diabetes (GDM) in the German Prenatal Care guidelines of 2012 and the publication of numerous new studies have led to clinically relevant changes in the care of pregnant women with GDM to whom consideration was given in the new S3 Guideline on the Diagnosis, Management and Follow-up of Gestational Diabetes (AWMF 057/008) published in March this year. Certain aspects are addressed and discussed on the basis of additional background information.

Key words

foetal period - gestational diabetes - metabolic defects

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