Maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus / 中华围产医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) refers to the carbohydrate intolerance of variable severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy.In recent years,the growing prevalence of obesity and GDM has been of long-standing interest.Maternal obesity is an independent risk factor of GDM,which can lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes.This review describes the relationship between maternal obesity and GDM from the aspects of the evaluation index and the management of obesity during pregnancy.