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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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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