Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on risk of gestational diabetes and factors contributing to increased risk in a multiethnic population: a retrospective cohort study.

Yoon Ji Jina RhouJames ElhindiSarah Jane Melov Ngai Wah Cheung Dharmintra Pasupathynull null

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2023)

Diagnosis of GDM increased with pandemic exposure. Progressive sociodemographic changes and greater GWG may have contributed to increased risk. However, exposure to the second year of COVID-19 remained independently associated with GDM after adjusting for shifts in maternal characteristics and GWG.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
pregnancy outcomes
multiple sclerosis
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
birth weight