ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2018
Early versus 6-12 week postpartum glucose tolerance testing for women with gestational diabetes.
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- Plasma Glycated CD59 and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2024Pooled it
- Maternal Race/Ethnicity and Postpartum Diabetes Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2020Pooled it
- Women's views on screening for Type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: a systematic review, qualitative synthesis and recommendations for increasing uptake.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2020Pooled it
- Diabetes Testing Immediately Postpartum After Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Trial
- Antenatal glycemic control in gestational diabetes and its association with postpartum glucose intolerance and weight retention.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Continuous glucose monitoring profiles during postpartum glucose tolerance test results among people with gestational diabetes.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Targeting Global Coverage: Comparison of In-Hospital OGTT at 2-3 Days Postpartum with OGTT at 6-12 Weeks Postpartum for Predicting Glucose Intolerance in Postpartum Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Article
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- Incident Diabetes in Women With Patterns of Gestational Diabetes Occurrences Across 2 Pregnancies.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Patterns of Postpartum Primary Care Follow-up and Diabetes-Related Care After Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes.JAMA network open · 2023Article
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- Controversies in Gestational Diabetes.TouchREVIEWS in endocrinology · 2021Review
- Longitudinal changes in glucose metabolism in women with gestational diabetes, from late pregnancy to the postpartum period.Diabetologia · 2020Article
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- Should women with gestational diabetes be screened at delivery hospitalization for type 2 diabetes?American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2020Article
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objectiveThe objective of this study is to estimate the accuracy of early oral glucose tolerance testing (GTT), to predict impaired glucose tolerance. STUDY
designThis was a prospective cohort study. Women received an early 75 g 2 h GTT between postpartum days 2-4 and again 6-12 weeks postpartum. The ability of the early GTT to accurately detect impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes was assessed by calculating sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPVs). The routine 6-12-week postpartum GTT was considered the gold standard.
resultsThe early GTT was completed by 100% of subjects, whereas only 31 of 58 (53%) women returned to complete the 6-12-week postpartum GTT. The early GTT had modest sensitivity for impaired glucose tolerance (62.5%) and overt diabetes (50%). However, it had excellent specificity (100%), PPV (100%) and NPV (96.7%) for diabetes. The NPV for impaired glucose tolerance with the early GTT was 80%.
conclusionRates of 6-12 week postpartum GTT completion among patients with gestational diabetes is poor. Appropriate postpartum management may improve by using the early GTT as a screening test.
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