risk factors for development of gestational diabetes
Last reviewed 05/2023
- healthcare professionals should be aware that the following have been
shown to be independent risk factors for gestational diabetes:
- body mass index above 30 kg/m2
- previous macrosomic baby weighing 4.5 kg or above
- previous gestational diabetes
- family history of diabetes (first-degree relative with diabetes)
- family origin with a high prevalence of diabetes:
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- South Asian (specifically women whose country of family origin is India, Pakistan or Bangladesh) - black Caribbean - Middle Eastern (specifically women whose country of family origin is Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon or Egypt)
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