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Treatment of gestational diabetes reduces obstetric morbidity

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Should women with gestational diabetes mellitus be treated to minimize both fetal and maternal complications? Although unanswered questions remain about the long-term benefits, the findings of a large, multicenter, randomized controlled trial suggest that treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus decreases perinatal complications.

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  1. Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, 02115, MA, USA

    Chloe A. Zera

  2. Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, 02115, MA, USA

    Ellen W. Seely

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Zera, C., Seely, E. Treatment of gestational diabetes reduces obstetric morbidity. Nat Rev Endocrinol 6, 69–70 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2009.265

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