Overview of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) in Ghana; a Call for Action

Dan Yedu Quansah, Daniel Boateng and Louis Boafo Kwantwi
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Dan Yedu Quansah: Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Daniel Boateng: School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Louis Boafo Kwantwi: Department of Molecular Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal, 2018, vol. 6, issue 4, 69-71

Abstract: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), known as glucose intolerance, diagnosed for the first time in pregnancy usually occurs between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation [1,2]. The international diabetes federation (IDF) asserts that, globally, one in 7 births was diagnosed of GDM in 2017 [3]. GDM can results in several pregnancy complications such as increased blood pressure, large birth weight babies and obstructed labor.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/CRDOJ.2018.06.555694

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