ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2016
Is There a Role for HbA1c in Pregnancy?
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- Novel definition of time range and risk factors of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus detected early in pregnancy a cluster analysis using clinical data of the German GestDiab cohort.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Article
- Role of random blood glucose and HbA1c levels in optimizing glucose tolerance screening in early pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2025Article
- Development and internal validation of a clinical score to predict neonatal hypoglycaemia in women with gestational diabetes.Endocrine · 2024Article
- Predelivery HbA1c levels and their relationship with adverse perinatal outcomes in women with normal 75-g OGTT.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Observational
- Associations of serum D-dimer and glycosylated hemoglobin levels with third-trimester fetal growth restriction in gestational diabetes mellitus.World journal of diabetes · 2024Article
- Early HbA1c Levels as a Predictor of Adverse Obstetric Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- First-trimester HbADiabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2024Article
- Association Between Serum Glycated Hemoglobin Levels at Early Gestation and the Risk of Subsequent Pregnancy Loss in Pregnant Women Without Diabetes Mellitus: Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
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- Clinical Factors for Predicting Pharmacotherapy in Twin Pregnancies Complicated by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- A pre-conception clinical trial to reduce intergenerational obesity and diabetes risks: The NDPP-NextGen trial protocol.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Trimester-specific reference intervals for hemoglobin A1c in non-diabetic pregnancy in a Chinese population.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- A population-based longitudinal study on glycated hemoglobin levels and new-onset chronic kidney disease among non-diabetic Japanese adults.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Prepregnancy body mass index and glycated albumin in the third trimester may predict infant complications in gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study.Diabetology international · 2023Article
- Establishing Trimester-Specific Haemoglobin A1c Reference Intervals in Pregnant Women: A retrospective study of healthy South Asian women with normal pregnancy outcomes.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2023Article
- Genetic Polymorphisms in the 3'-Untranslated Regions ofBiomedicines · 2022Article
- Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in mid-pregnancy and perinatal outcomes.International journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnant Women with Beta-Thalassemia Minor: A Matched Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Outside pregnancy, HbA1c analysis is used for monitoring, screening for and diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes. During pregnancy, the role for HbA1c analysis is not yet established. Physiological changes lower HbA1c levels, and pregnancy-specific reference ranges may need to be recognised. Other factors that influence HbA1c are also important to consider, particularly since emerging data suggest that, in early pregnancy, HbA1c elevations close to the reference range may both identify women with underlying hyperglycaemia and be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. In later pregnancy, HbA1c analysis is less useful than an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at detecting gestational diabetes. Postpartum, HbA1c analysis detects fewer women with abnormal glucose tolerance than an OGTT, but the ease of testing may improve follow-up rates and combining HbA1c analysis with fasting plasma glucose or waist circumference may improve detection rates. This article discusses the relevance of HbA1c testing at different stages of pregnancy.
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