What is it about?
Assessment of hyperglycemia in pregnancy is usually poorly handled in low and medium income countries (LMICs) most importantly in sub-Saharan Africa.This work evaluate the significance of the recent changes in classification of hyperglycemia among pregnant women
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Why is it important?
Hyperglycemia in pregnancy may cause maternal as well as neaonatal complications which are preeclampsia/eclampsia in women and hypocalcemia in neonates
Perspectives
It is important to classify hyperglycemia clearly in order to determine it's severity and appropriate effective management to women who are pregnant.Early screening ,proper classification and immediate intervention will help to lower untoward outcome of hyperglycemia among the pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr Daniel Olagoke Aina
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This page is a summary of: Modification of WHO diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes: implications for classification of hyperglycemia in pregnancy, International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology, June 2017, Medip Academy,
DOI: 10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20172900.
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