Prevalence of gestational diabetes increases by almost 40% during COVID-19 pandemic

SAN DIEGO — The prevalence of gestational diabetes among women who delivered at a single academic center during the COVID-19 pandemic was 38.9% higher than among women who delivered before the pandemic, according to data presented here.
“This increase in [gestational diabetes] could lead to an increase in pregnancy and delivery-related complications, such as polyhydramnios, macrosomia and cesarean section rates,” Elizabeth Mirsky, MD, a third-year OB/GYN resident at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, told Healio.
In a study presented at the ACOG Annual

SAN DIEGO — The prevalence of gestational diabetes among women who delivered at a single academic center during the COVID-19 pandemic was 38.9% higher than among women who delivered before the pandemic, according to data presented here.
“This increase in [gestational diabetes] could lead to an increase in pregnancy and delivery-related complications, such as polyhydramnios, macrosomia and cesarean section rates,” Elizabeth Mirsky, MD, a third-year OB/GYN resident at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, told Healio.
In a study presented at the ACOG Annual