Burden, associated risk factors and adverse outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus in twin pregnancies in Al Ain, UAE.

Juma Al KaabiRaya AlmazroueiTaoufik ZoubeidiFatema M AlkaabiFatima Rashid AlkendiAmel Eisa AlmiriCharu SharmaAbdul-Kader SouidNasloon AliLuai A Ahmed

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)

More than a quarter of women with twin pregnancies were diagnosed with GDM. GDM was associated with some adverse pregnancy outcomes but not fetal outcomes in this population. More studies are needed to further investigate these associations and the management of GDM in twin pregnancies.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
preterm birth
emergency department
gestational age
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
weight loss
adverse drug