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A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes
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BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus improves pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: Women who were in the 24th to 31st week of gestation and who met the criteria for mild gestational diabetes mellitus (i.e., an abnormal result on an oral glucose-tolerance test but a fasting glucose level below 95 mg per deciliter [5.3 mmol per liter]) were randomly assigned to usual prenatal care (control group) or dietary intervention, self-monitoring of blood glucose, and insulin therapy, if necessary (treatment group). The primary outcome was a composite of stillbirth or perinatal death and neonatal complications, including hyperbilirubinemia, hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, and birth trauma. RESULTS: A total of 958 women were randomly assigned to a study group--485 to the treatment group and 473 to the control group. We observed no significant difference between groups in the frequency of the composite outcome (32.4% and 37.0% in the treatment and control groups, respectively; P=0.14). There were no perinatal deaths. However, there were significant reductions with treatment as compared with usual care in several prespecified secondary outcomes, including mean birth weight (3302 vs. 3408 g), neonatal fat mass (427 vs. 464 g), the frequency of large-for-gestational-age infants (7.1% vs. 14.5%), birth weight greater than 4000 g (5.9% vs. 14.3%), shoulder dystocia (1.5% vs. 4.0%), and cesarean delivery (26.9% vs. 33.8%). Treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus, as compared with usual care, was also associated with reduced rates of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension (combined rates for the two conditions, 8.6% vs. 13.6%; P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Although treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus did not significantly reduce the frequency of a composite outcome that included stillbirth or perinatal death and several neonatal complications, it did reduce the risks of fetal overgrowth, shoulder dystocia, cesarean delivery, and hypertensive disorders. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00069576.)
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“Overall, consistent with findings from the ACHOIS trial, the findings from our trial confirm a modest benefit from the identification and treatment of women with mild carbohydrate intolerance during pregnancy.8”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > DISCUSSION
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The design and study population section describes women with glucose intolerance of pregnancy and excludes those with more severe impairment. The results section reports fewer serious perinatal complications with treatment (1% versus 4%), supporting the cited comparison with the ACHOIS trial. The citing authors' statement about findings from their own trial is not attributed to this source. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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“Women with gestational diabetes who have very elevated fasting blood glucose levels appear to be at an increased risk for fetal macrosomia and perinatal complications if treatment is not provide,5”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > Abstract > CONCLUSIONS
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Two searches of Langer et al. (2005), “Gestational diabetes: The consequences of not treating,” returned no full-text snippets, and an abstract was not available in the provided tool results. The closest unscoped match, “Association Between Maternal Fasting Plasma Glucose Value and Fetal Weight Among Singletons of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus” (score 0.687), discusses glucose and macrosomia but does not establish the claim about untreated patients or attribute it to Langer et al. The citation is plausible, but this evidence cannot directly confirm it or justify a misattribution verdict. (LLM, conf=0.58)
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“Consistent with the results of our trial, the ACHOIS trial also showed a reduction in the rate of shoulder dystocia when women with mild gestational diabetes mellitus received treatment (1%, vs. 3% in the untreated group).8”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > DISCUSSION
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The secondary outcomes section (page unavailable) reports shoulder dystocia in 1% of the intervention group versus 3% of the routine-care group, matching the claimed numerical reduction. It also states that the difference was not statistically significant; the citing sentence does not claim significance. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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“The recent Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) study, however, described a strong continuous association between maternal glucose concentrations and increasing birth weight, cord-blood serum C-peptide levels, and other markers of perinatal complications, even at glucose concentrations below those that are usually diagnostic of gestational diabetes mellitus.6”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > Abstract > CONCLUSIONS
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“However, there were significant reductions with treatment as compared with usual care in several prespecified secondary outcomes, including mean birth weight (3302 vs. 3408 g), neonatal fat mass (427 vs. 464 g), the frequency of large-for-gestational-age infants (7.1% vs. 14.5%), birth weight greater than 4000 g (5.9% vs. 14.3%), shoulder dystocia (1.5% vs. 4.0%), and cesarean delivery (26.9% vs.”
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“In contrast, the frequency of small-for-gestational age infants and the frequency of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit did not differ significantly between the groups (Table 3).”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > RESULTS > PERINATAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOMES
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“Adjustment for the baseline reported consumption of any alcohol did not materially affect the relative risk for the primary outcome (relative risk with treatment, 0.88; 97% CI, 0.72 to 1.07; P = 0.16).”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > RESULTS > PERINATAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOMES
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“However, there were significant reductions with treatment as compared with usual care in several prespecified secondary outcomes, including mean birth weight (3302 vs. 3408 g), neonatal fat mass (427 vs. 464 g), the frequency of large-for-gestational-age infants (7.1% vs. 14.5%), birth weight greater than 4000 g (5.9% vs. 14.3%), shoulder dystocia (1.5% vs. 4.0%), and cesarean delivery (26.9% vs.”
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“The rates of labor induction were similar between the treatment and control groups”
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“A total of 37 women in the treatment group required insulin therapy, as compared with 2 in the control group.”
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“Women who met these criteria were randomly assigned by the coordinating center, with the use of the simple urn method,11 stratified by clinical center.”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > METHODS > STUDY DESIGN
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The citation identifies the randomization method, rather than sourcing the citing trial’s coordinating-center procedure. The Introduction describes urn randomization, and the Urn Design section discusses its use in stratified trials. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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“The results of the ACHOIS trial showed that treatment did not reduce the rates of symptomatic neonatal hypoglycemia or jaundice requiring phototherapy.8”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > DISCUSSION
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The primary-outcomes results report no significant difference in jaundice requiring phototherapy. Table 4 in the secondary-outcomes section reports no significant reduction in neonatal hypoglycemia requiring IV therapy, but the paper does not identify that outcome as symptomatic hypoglycemia. No page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“Several professional organizations have recommended screening for gestational diabetes mellitus for most pregnant women despite little evidence that the identification and treatment of mild carbohydrate intolerance during pregnancy confer a benefit.1,7”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > Abstract > CONCLUSIONS
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- Partly supportedcites [1] 2006, Diabetes Care sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The “Diagnosis of GDM” section recommends testing women at average or high risk and says that earlier recommendations called for screening all pregnancies. It does not assess whether identifying and treating mild carbohydrate intolerance confers benefit, or establish recommendations by several professional organizations. (LLM, conf=0.87)
- Supportedcites [7] 2001, Obstet Gynecol sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
Semantic Scholar returned no full-text snippets for ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 30, so its wording cannot be checked directly. However, the secondary review “Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force” says that ACOG and other organizations recommended screening most pregnant women, while evidence for benefits beyond reduced fetal macrosomia was insufficient (score 0.62). The Horvath review snippet (score 0.704) discusses whether treatment benefits justify screening, but does not establish that the recommendation was misattributed to ACOG. The claim is a reasonable paraphrase of the historical guidance and evidence gap, though the bulletin itself remains unverified. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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“Although gestational diabetes mellitus is a recognized marker for an increased risk of subsequent diabetes, its clinical significance with respect to various adverse pregnancy outcomes has been uncertain.2,4”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > Abstract > CONCLUSIONS
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- Could not verifycites [2] sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
Two searches of Jovanovic’s 2001 JAMA paper, “Gestational Diabetes Mellitus,” returned no full-text snippets, so the attributed statement could not be checked directly. An unscoped search found the same general finding in “Characterization of Former Gestational Diabetes Mellitus” (score 0.711), but that does not show Jovanovic’s paper omits it or that the claim belongs exclusively to another source. The available evidence does not justify a misattribution verdict. (LLM, conf=0.62)
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Semantic Scholar does not index the cited Buchanan and Kjos (1999) paper, so its abstract and full text could not be checked. Other papers support the general claim: a retrospective account of Buchanan and Kjos’s research reports that women with gestational diabetes had a high risk of developing diabetes within five years (search score 0.592). That account does not establish that the specific 1999 paper makes the claim, and no distinct source met the threshold for misattribution. (LLM, conf=0.60)
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“The Australian Carbohydrate Intolerance Study in Pregnant Women (ACHOIS), a large, randomized trial of treatment for gestational diabetes mellitus, concluded that treatment reduces serious perinatal complications and may also improve health-related quality of life.8”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > Abstract > CONCLUSIONS
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The Conclusions state that treatment reduces serious perinatal morbidity and may improve women’s health-related quality of life. The Results report fewer serious perinatal complications in the intervention group (1% versus 4%) and quality-of-life scores consistent with improved health status. (LLM, conf=0.95)
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“Both the body-mass index at delivery and weight gain from enrollment to delivery were lower among women in the treatment group than among those in the control group (Table 4).”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > RESULTS > MATERNAL OUTCOMES
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“However, there were significant reductions with treatment as compared with usual care in several prespecified secondary outcomes, including mean birth weight (3302 vs. 3408 g), neonatal fat mass (427 vs. 464 g), the frequency of large-for-gestational-age infants (7.1% vs. 14.5%), birth weight greater than 4000 g (5.9% vs. 14.3%), shoulder dystocia (1.5% vs. 4.0%), and cesarean delivery (26.9% vs.”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > Abstract > RESULTS
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“The individual rates of neonatal hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, birth trauma, and elevated cord-blood C-peptide level did not differ significantly between the two groups.”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > RESULTS > PERINATAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOMES
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“During the course of the trial, an external data and safety monitoring committee periodically reviewed the trial results.”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > METHODS > STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
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“In contrast with previous randomized trials involving women with gestational diabetes mellitus, we verified compliance with glycemic monitoring and documented whether target glucose thresholds were achieved.”
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“All cases of hypertensive disorders and shoulder dystocia underwent masked central review by two of the authors to ensure that the diagnoses were accurate.”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > METHODS > STUDY OUTCOMES
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“The primary analysis of the clinical trial was conducted according to the intention-to-treat principle.”
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“There were no significant differences in demographic variables or results of the oral glucose-tolerance test between the women in the treatment group and those in the control group.”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > RESULTS > STUDY POPULATION
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“Associations among macrosomia, shoulder dystocia, and the increased risk of brachial plexus injury in the offspring of women with diabetes are well documented.26”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > DISCUSSION
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- Not matchedcites [26] McFarland LV, 1986, Obstet Gynecol
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“The overall rate of preeclampsia in our study was substantially lower than that in the ACHOIS study, which is probably explained by our use of more stringent diagnostic criteria.”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > DISCUSSION
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“Naylor and colleagues suggested that simply the recognition that the mother has gestational diabetes mellitus may lead to a lower threshold for operative delivery, thus mitigating the potential benefits of treatment in reducing fetal overgrowth.24”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > DISCUSSION
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [24] source
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“The ACHOIS trial, however, included an ethnically homogeneous group of women who had a greater degree of hyperglycemia than that in our more diverse study population.”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > DISCUSSION
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“The diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus, or the knowledge that it is present, has been reported to be associated with an increase in several adverse maternal outcomes.29”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > DISCUSSION
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“Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with an increased rate of maternal complications and are a major contributor to preterm delivery among women with gestational diabetes mellitus.30”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > DISCUSSION
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- Not matchedcites [30] Cousins L. Obstetric complications in diabetic pregnancies. In: Reece EA, Coustan DR, Gabbe SG, eds. Diabetes in women: adolescence, pregnancy, and menopause. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004:351-70.
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“Despite these findings, the 2008 guidelines of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force again concluded that current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance between benefit and harm with respect to the screening and treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus.9”
§ A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes > Abstract > CONCLUSIONS
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [9] 2008, Ann Intern Med source
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“Labor induction and cesarean delivery may be less commonly performed in academic medical centers, including the centers that participated in this study.”
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“In the ACHOIS study, the composite endpoint (neonatal death, perinatal injury, hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia) was significantly reduced with antihyperglycemic intervention, and there was also a lower weight gain (by 1.7 kg on average) and a lower incidence of LGA.”
From Gestational Diabetes Mellitus—Recent Literature Review (2022) · cites this paper as [29]
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“The expected bene fi ts of using IADPSG criteria to the offspring are inferred from intervention trials that focused on individuals with lower levels of hyperglycemia than those identi fi ed using older GDM diagnostic criteria. Those trials found modest bene fi ts, including reduced rates of largefor-gestational-age births and preeclampsia (211,212).”
From 2. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024 (2024) · cites this paper as [211]
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“It is important to note that 80 -90% of participants being treated for mild GDM in these two randomized controlled trials could be managed with lifestyle therapy alone.”
From 2. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024 (2024) · cites this paper as [211]
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“Of note, 80-90% of participants being treated for mild GDM in these two randomized controlled trials could be managed with lifestyle therapy alone.”
From 2. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes: standards of care in diabetes-2025 (2025) · cites this paper as [194]
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“women should be counselled that identification and treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus defined by elevated glucose concentrations following a glucose load is supported by high quality evidence, 15 , 16”
From Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society ( ADIPS ) 2025 consensus recommendations for the screening, diagnosis and classification of gestational diabetes (2025) · cites this paper as [16]
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“This approach is based on available trial evidence, 15 , 16”
From Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society ( ADIPS ) 2025 consensus recommendations for the screening, diagnosis and classification of gestational diabetes (2025) · cites this paper as [16]
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“Two randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in women with GDM demonstrated the improvement of these pregnancy outcomes in women identified with and treated for GDM compared with women left untreated [6,7].”
From Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnostic Approaches and Maternal-Offspring Complications (2022) · cites this paper as [6]
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“Although in the original study treatment did not demonstrate a reduction in the incidence of the primary outcome compared to usual care”
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“large for gestational age infants”
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“shoulder dystocia”
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“cesarean delivery”
From Carpenter-Coustan Compared With National Diabetes Data Group Criteria for Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes (2016) · cites this paper as [12]
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“neonatal fat mass”
From Carpenter-Coustan Compared With National Diabetes Data Group Criteria for Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes (2016) · cites this paper as [12]
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“Treatment of mild GDM also reduced maternal gestational weight gain”
From Carpenter-Coustan Compared With National Diabetes Data Group Criteria for Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes (2016) · cites this paper as [12]
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“In the primary study, treatment of mild GDM reduced the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension”
From Carpenter-Coustan Compared With National Diabetes Data Group Criteria for Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes (2016) · cites this paper as [12]
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“macrosomia”
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“A number needed to treat was not calculated for the composite neonatal outcome, as this was not reduced by treatment in the original study.”
From Carpenter-Coustan Compared With National Diabetes Data Group Criteria for Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes (2016) · cites this paper as [12]
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“The treatment of even mild forms of glucose intolerance in GDM offers an added benefit, as demonstrated by the Australian Carbohydrate Intolerance Study in Pregnant Women (ACHOIS) and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU).”
From Gestational Diabetes Mellitus—Recent Literature Review (2022) · cites this paper as [29]
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“In the MFMU study, no changes were noted in the composite endpoint, but the incidence of LGA and shoulder dystocia decreased significantly [2,29,30].”
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“Although two RCTs found that treatment of GDM can reduce perinatal morbidity (264,265), it is not known whether treatment reduces long-term risks in children.”
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“Those trials found modest benefits, including reduced rates of largefor-gestational-age births and preeclampsia (194,195).”
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“Follow-up of the children in both these studies at 4 to 5 (264-266) and 7 years of age (267), respectively, failed to observe differences in limited indicators of child adiposity between children of mothers with treated GDM and those with untreated GDM.”
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“Blood glucose-lowering pharmacological therapy is effective at improving outcomes in women with gestational diabetes whose hyperglycemia does not respond sufficiently to lifestyle therapy (71, 82, 88–90).”
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“Although the diagnostic tests and criteria used in the 2 RCTs differed substantially, treatment outcomes were quite similar (Table 1)”
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“Multiple benefits have been attributed to lifestyle interventions, including decreased risk of macrosomia, decreased neonatal adiposity, and increased likelihood to achieve postpartum weight goals.12,13,50”
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“Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is a cornerstone of therapy for all women with GDM, and approximately 80% to 90% of women are able to meet therapeutic targets with MNT alone.12,13”
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“which fits with other data showing that maternal glycemia relates to birth weight.21–23”
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“There are two randomized trials showing that treatment of mild GDM (predominantly with diet) compared with standard pregnancy care was associated with improved pregnancy outcomes (22,23)”
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“As shown in Table 3, the relative risk for some of the main adverse immediate outcomes were significantly reduced, by similar proportions of 40% to 60% for LGA and macrosomic babies and 30% to 40% for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, when mild GDM was recognized and treated.”
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“The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network study 29 was similar to ACHOIS in its design but used the Carpenter and Coustan criteria for the 100 g, 3-hour OGTT 9 as long as the fasting plasma glucose level was <95 mg/dL.”
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“the two trials that focused on the treatment of”
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“Both studies found that treatment of GDM can reduce both serious adverse outcomes and the frequency of large babies (macrosomia) (174,175).”
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“Two randomized clinical trials have now demonstrated a benefit from the treatment of”
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“Both studies found that treatment of GDM can reduce both serious adverse outcomes and the frequency of large babies (macrosomia) (174,175).”
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“Unlike our study, Metzger et al. [2], Crowther et al. [10] and Landon et al. [11] excluded women with greater degrees of hyperglycaemia.”
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“Considering this, the prevalence of the various maternal adverse events is similar to the 'routine care' groups in the Crowther et al. [10] and Landon et al. [11] studies.”
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“Expected benefits to their pregnancies and offspring is inferred from intervention trials that focused on women with more mild hyperglycemia than identified using older GDM diagnostic criteria and that found modest benefits (15,16).”
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“It is important to note that 80–90% of women in both of the mild GDM studies (whose glucose values overlapped with the thresholds recommended herein) could be managed with lifestyle therapy alone.”
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“Secondary prespecified neonatal outcome measures included birth weight greater than 4000 g”
“the frequency of large-for-gestational age infants and of infants with a birth weight of 4000 g or greater, were significantly reduced in the treatment group”
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“the frequency of large-for-gestational age infants and of infants with a birth weight of 4000 g or greater, were significantly reduced”
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Jiwani, A. Z., Marseille, E. A., Lohse, N., Damm, P., Hod, M., & Kahn, J. G. (2011) · The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine · doi:10.3109/14767058.2011.587921 · Cited by 324
Wilson, R. D., Caughey, A. B., Wood, S. L., Macones, G. A., Wrench, I. J., Huang, J., Norman, M., Pettersson, K., Fawcett, W. J., Shalabi, M. M., et al. (2018) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.09.015 · Cited by 315
The fetal and maternal consequences of gestational diabetes mellitus
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collaborators, O. B. O. T. A. D., O’Sullivan, E. P., Avalos, G., O’Reilly, M., Dennedy, M. C., Gaffney, G., & Dunne, F. (2011) · Diabetologia · doi:10.1007/s00125-011-2150-4 · Cited by 307
“[11] excluded women with greater degrees of hyperglycaemia.”
BackgroundRowan, J. A., Rush, E. C., Plank, L. D., Lu, J., Obolonkin, V., Coat, S., & Hague, W. M. (2018) · BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care · doi:10.1136/bmjdrc-2017-000456 · Cited by 305
Yamamoto, J. M., Kellett, J. E., Balsells, M., García-Patterson, A., Hadar, E., Solà, I., Gich, I., van der Beek, E. M., Castañeda-Gutiérrez, E., Heinonen, S., et al. (2018) · Diabetes Care · doi:10.2337/dc18-0102 · Cited by 301
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force* (2008) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-10-200805200-00008 · Cited by 291
Jenum, A. K., Mørkrid, K., Sletner, L., Vange, S., Torper, J. L., Nakstad, B., Voldner, N., Rognerud-Jensen, O. H., Berntsen, S., Mosdøl, A., et al. (2011) · European Journal of Endocrinology · doi:10.1530/eje-11-0866 · Cited by 295
Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of women with gestational diabetes
Brown, J., Alwan, N. A., West, J., Brown, S., McKinlay, C. J., Farrar, D., & Crowther, C. A. (2017) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011970.pub2 · Cited by 284
Poston, L., Harthoorn, L. F., & van der Beek, E. M. (2010) · Pediatric Research · doi:10.1203/pdr.0b013e3182055ede · Cited by 288
“This and the recent RCT of similar design in women with mild GDM (38) provide some evidence for a causal relationship between maternal glycemic control and delivery of an LGA and fatter infant.”
BackgroundInfluentialNielsen, K. K., Kapur, A., Damm, P., de Courten, M., & Bygbjerg, I. C. (2014) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-41 · Cited by 284
“Studies show that achieving glycaemic control with lifestyle modifications and/or pharmaceutical intervention during pregnancy prevents or considerably reduces the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes [10,11].”
A pragmatic, randomized clinical trial of gestational diabetes screening
Hillier, T. A., Pedula, K. L., Ogasawara, K. K., Vesco, K. K., Oshiro, C. E. S., Lubarsky, S. L., & Van Marter, J. (2021) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmoa2026028 · Cited by 270
Effect of treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus on obesity in the next generation
Gillman, M. W., Oakey, H., Baghurst, P. A., Volkmer, R. E., Robinson, J. S., & Crowther, C. A. (2010) · Diabetes Care · doi:10.2337/dc09-1810 · Cited by 269
Aznar, L. A. M., Ral, P. C., Anta, R. M. O., Martín, J. J. D., Baladia, E., Basulto, J., Serrat, S. B., Altaba, I. I., López-Sobaler, A. M., Manera, M., et al. (2013) · PubMed · doi:10.3305/nutrhosp.v28in06.6691 · Cited by 268
Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy
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Sweeting, A. N., Ross, G. P., Hyett, J., Molyneaux, L., Constantino, M., Harding, A. J., & Wong, J. (2016) · Diabetes Care · doi:10.2337/dc15-0433 · Cited by 263
“The seminal Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) study (1) unequivocally demonstrated a continuouspositive relationshipbetweenmaternal blood glucose levels (BGLs) and several adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, while intervention studies (7,8) have shown that treatment of GDM after 24 weeks of gestat…”
BackgroundMild gestational diabetes mellitus and long-term child health
Landon, M. B., Rice, M. M., Varner, M. W., Casey, B. M., Reddy, U. M., Wapner, R. J., Rouse, D. J., Biggio, J. R., Thorp, J. M., Chien, E. K., et al. (2015) · Diabetes Care · doi:10.2337/dc14-2159 · Cited by 248
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Alfadhli, E. M. (2015) · Saudi Medical Journal · doi:10.15537/smj.2015.4.10307 · Cited by 245
Abell, S. K., de Courten, B. V., Boyle, J. A., & Teede, H. J. (2015) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms160613442 · Cited by 249
“Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated improved maternal and neonatal outcomes with subsequent treatment of GDM [50,51].”
BackgroundCombined diet and exercise interventions for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
Shepherd, E. S., Gomersall, J. S., Tieu, J., Han, S., Crowther, C. A., & Middleton, P. (2017) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd010443.pub3 · Cited by 256
Saeedi, M., Cao, Y., Fadl, H., Gustafson, H., & Simmons, D. (2021) · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108642 · Cited by 234
Mack, L. R., & Tomich, P. G. (2017) · Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2017.02.002 · Cited by 253
Early nutrition programming of long-term health
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“indirectly support the hypothesis that obesity is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes, and two studies have shown that improved glycaemic control in women with gestational diabetes is associated with a reduction of macrosomia or a composite end point including macrosomia((26,27)).”
Luoto, R. M., Kinnunen, T. I., Aittasalo, M., Kolu, P., Raitanen, J. A., Ojala, K., Mansikkamäki, K., Lamberg, S., Vasankari, T. J., Komulainen, T., et al. (2011) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001036 · Cited by 240
“Both trials had composite outcomes including perinatal mortality and neonatal complications associated with maternal hyperglycemia [29,30].”
BackgroundSong, C., Li, J., Leng, J., Ma, R. C., & Yang, X. (2016) · Obesity Reviews · doi:10.1111/obr.12442 · Cited by 227
“Nevertheless, those women at high risk of GDM may also benefit from lifestyle intervention as many trails (7) including ours (61) had showed that lifestyle intervention can improve pregnancy outcomes in GDM.”
BackgroundMoyer, V. A., & on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force* (2014) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/m13-2905 · Cited by 223
Sovio, U., Murphy, H. R., & Smith, G. C. S. (2016) · Diabetes Care · doi:10.2337/dc16-0160 · Cited by 224
“Largescale randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have confirmed that screening and treatment for GDM are associated with improved short-term outcomes (5,6) but have failed to show reduced rates of childhood obesity (7,8).”
Backgroundβ-cell adaptation in pregnancy
Baeyens, L., Hindi, S., Sorenson, R. L., & German, M. S. (2016) · Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism · doi:10.1111/dom.12716 · Cited by 210
“In addition, glucose-lowering interventions, even in pregnancies with mild hyperglycaemia, improve outcomes.(83)”
BackgroundGestational Diabetes Mellitus—Recent Literature Review
Modzelewski, R., Stefanowicz-Rutkowska, M. M., Matuszewski, W., & Bandurska-Stankiewicz, E. M. (2022) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm11195736 · Cited by 223
“Patients who cannot achieve glycemic targets with a properly balanced diet and elimination of dietary errors should be treated pharmacologically [29].”
BackgroundThe fetal glucose steal: an underappreciated phenomenon in diabetic pregnancy
Desoyé, G., & Nolan, C. J. (2016) · Diabetologia · doi:10.1007/s00125-016-3931-6 · Cited by 217
“However, the rate of neonatal hypoglycaemia needing intravenous glucose therapy was not significantly reduced in the GDM treatment arms [2, 3].”
BackgroundInfluentialTreatments for gestational diabetes
Alwan, N. A., Tuffnell, D. J., & West, J. (2009) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd003395.pub2 · Cited by 222
Kim, S. Y., England, J. L., Sharma, J. A., & Njoroge, T. (2011) · Experimental Diabetes Research · doi:10.1155/2011/541308 · Cited by 193
“(4) When possible, randomized trials for the treatment for mild gestational DM should include long-term followup of offspring assess the effects of maternal interventions during pregnancy on infant and child outcomes [38].”
Background
Metadata
- Authors
- Landon, M. B., Spong, C. Y., Thom, E., Carpenter, M. W., Ramin, S. M., Casey, B., Wapner, R. J., Varner, M. W., Rouse, D. J., Thorp, J. M., Sciscione, A., Catalano, P., Harper, M., Saade, G., Lain, K. Y., Sorokin, Y., Peaceman, A. M., Tolosa, J. E., & Anderson, G. B.
- Affiliations
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Drexel University (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2009-10
- Volume
- 361
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 1339-1348
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- PMC
- PMC2804874
- OpenAlex
- W2000357287
- Cited by
- 2,122
- References
- 38
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- 2026: 97 · 2025: 102 · 2024: 109 · 2023: 109 · 2022: 118 · 2021: 145 · 2020: 150 · 2019: 131 · 2018: 153 · 2017: 122 · 2016: 123 · 2015: 127 · 2014: 133 · 2013: 119 · 2012: 121
- FWCI
- 145.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (2r24hd050924-06)
- National Center for Research Resources (C06RR011234, M01RR000080, UL1RR024989, UL1RR025755, UL1RR025764, M01RR000034)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD40512, HD53118, U01HD036801, R24 HD-050924, HD27917, U10HD040544, U10HD034208, HD-27915, U10HD040512, HD34116, UG1HD034116, HD40545, HD34136, (HD40500, UG1HD053097, U10HD027915, U10HD040545, U10HD040560, HD 40544, HD-27860, HD40560, HD53097, U10HD027917, U10HD036801, U10HD027860, U10HD021410, HD 34208, HD 36801, U10HD053097, U10HD034116, HD27869, [HD21410, U10HD040500, U10HD040485, U10HD053118, U10HD027869, U10HD034136, UG1HD034208, U24HD036801, UG1HD040500, UG1HD040512, UG1HD027869, UG1HD040544, UG1HD040485, UG1HD027915, UG1HD040560, UG1HD040545, HD 40485)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Keywords
- gestational diabetes mellitus, dietary intervention, self-monitoring of blood glucose, insulin therapy, perinatal outcomes, stillbirth, neonatal complications, birth weight, large for gestational age, shoulder dystocia, cesarean section, preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, fetal overgrowth
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Birth Weight, Cesarean Section, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Fetal Macrosomia, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Insulin, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Body Mass Index, Diabetes, Gestational, Premature Birth, Stillbirth, Perinatal Mortality
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