Impact of using the international association of diabetes and pregnancy study groups criteria in South Auckland: prevalence, interventions and outcomes

and pregnancy study groups criteria in South Auckland: prevalence, interventions and outcomes Authors: Ekeroma AJ et al. Summary: These researchers investigated the impact of adopting the modified IADPSG (International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups) criteria for gestational diabetes for 6376 pregnant women who delivered at Counties Manukau DHB over a 12-month period. The gestational diabetes prevalence was 4 percentage points greater with the IADPSG-additional criteria than the 6% prevalence according to NZSSD (New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes) criteria, equating to a relative 62% increase. The characteristics of the women identified as having gestational diabetes by the two sets of criteria were similar, as were outcomes with the exceptions of a higher rate of labour induction among women with gestational diabetes according to NZSSD and a higher mean birthweight of neonates born to women diagnosed with gestational diabetes according to IADPSG-additional.