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Harvard University Medical School
Increase in postpartum diabetes screening is needed for women with gestational diabetes
February 5th, 2006
Efforts to increase postpartum diabetes screening are needed for women with gestational diabetes. "Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes (diabetes mellitus, DM). The American Diabetes Association recommends regular postpartum diabetes screening for women with a history of GDM, but the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is not as directive," noted scientists in the United States. K.V. Smirnakis and colleagues stated, "We sought to examine postpartum glycemic testing in women diagnosed with GDM. We conducted an observational cohort study of women diagnosed...
Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2006-02-05)
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