February 16, 2021
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In a draft statement released today, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that health care providers screen their pregnant patients for gestational diabetes at or after 24 weeks of gestation.
The USPSTF said there was insufficient evidence to make a recommendation to screen pregnant patients prior to the 24th week of pregnancy.
Reference: United States Preventive Services Task Force
The statements by B and I are in line with previous recommendations by the Task Force in this area. The draft recommendation is based on an analysis of 18 studies and 87 observational studies.
The prevalence of gestational diabetes in the US is between 5.8% and 9.2%, according to the USPSTF, but could be even higher depending on the criteria used. Treating the disease can lower the risk of high birth weight babies, caesarean sections, birth injuries, and intensive care admissions, according to the task force.
Chien-Wen Tseng
“Gestational diabetes can cause serious health problems for pregnant people and their babies.” dog-When Tseng, MD, MPH, MSE, a member of the task force and director of research in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, said in a press release.
Fortunately, screening for gestational diabetes at or after 24 weeks is easy, safe, and effective, and can help pregnant people and their babies stay healthy, she said.
Physicians with pregnant patients who “have risk factors for type 2 diabetes in the first trimester or early pregnancy … should use their clinical judgment to determine which screening is appropriate for that individual patient, given the patient’s health needs,” Kraft said.
The USPSTF has made several recommendations regarding pregnancy and gestational diabetes prevention, including screening for abnormal blood sugar and type 2 diabetes, and weight loss measures in adults to prevent obesity-related morbidity and mortality in adults, as well as one Draft Health Weight and Weight Gain Recommendations During Pregnancy – All B Recommendations.
The task force will be accepting comments on its draft recommendation on the screening of pregnant women for gestational diabetes by March 15 at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/tfcomment.htm.
References:
Pillay J, et al. Screening for Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review to Update the 2014 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation. Accessed February 11, 2021.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Draft Statement of Recommendation by the United States Task Force on Preventive Services. Accessed February 11, 2021.
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