Changing diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes in Sweden - a stepped wedge national cluster randomised controlled trial - the CDC4G study protocol

• Main Authors: Helena Fadl (Author), Maryam Saeedi (Author), Scott Montgomery (Author), Anders Magnuson (Author), Erik Schwarcz (Author), Kerstin Berntorp (Author), Verena Sengpiel (Author), Elisabeth Storck-Lindholm (Author), Helena Strevens (Author), Anna-Karin Wikström (Author), Sophia Brismar-Wendel (Author), Martina Persson (Author), Stefan Jansson (Author), Fredrik Ahlsson (Author), Carina Ursing (Author), Linda Ryen (Author), Kerstin Petersson (Author), Ulla-Britt Wennerholm (Author), Karin Hildén (Author), David Simmons (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The optimal criteria to diagnose gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) remain contested. The Swedish National Board of Health introduced the 2013 WHO criteria in 2015 as a recommendation for initiation of treatment for hyperglycaemia during pregnancy. With variation in GDM screenin...