Benefit of selective screening of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

Aims: Abaut 1–5% of all pregnant women develop an abnormal glucose intolerance during their pregnancy.The most commonly used method for screening is 50 gr. Glucose challenge test. The possibility of a positive 50 gr. glucose challenge test is until 14%. Material and Methods: All pregnant women who came for booking to our Department between January 01, 2006 and June 30, 2006 were administered the 50g-glucose screening test(GST). A universal O` Sulivan (50 gr–1h glucose) screening was performed at 24–28 gestational weeks. If the result was >7.8 mmoL/L, an three hour 100 gr oral glucose tolerans test (OGTT) was per…