Impact of different glycaemic treatment targets on pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes.
S K AbellJ A BoyleA EarnestP EnglandA NankervisS RanasinhaG SoldatosE M WallaceS ZoungasHelena J TeedePublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)
Tight GDM treatment targets were associated with greater insulin use and no difference in primary birthweight outcomes. The service with tight targets had higher obstetric intervention, lower rates of reported hypoglycaemia, jaundice, respiratory distress and lower Apgar scores. High-quality interventional data are required before tight treatment targets can be implemented.