Diabetes distress is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Charlotte B. Schmidt (Author), Ilse Voorhorst (Author), Vital H. W. van de Gaar (Author), Anne Keukens (Author), Bert Jan Potter van Loon (Author), Frank J. Snoek (Author), Adriaan Honig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Around 12% of pregnant women develop gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is associated with increased health risks for both mother and child and pre- and postpartum depression. Little is known about the relationship of GDM with diabetes-specific emotional distress (diabete...