Maternal and newborn
GDM
gestational diabetes mellitus
Diabetes first recognised during pregnancy. Distinct from pre-existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes in a pregnant patient.
How it gets tested
Tested as a definition and in screening items about when in pregnancy it is looked for.
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