Text size: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening
Release Date: January 2014
Recommendation Summary
Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
| Population | Recommendation | Grade (What's This?) |
|---|---|---|
| Asymptomatic Pregnant Women, After 24 Weeks of Gestation | The USPSTF recommends screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in asymptomatic pregnant women after 24 weeks of gestation. | The USPSTF recommends the service. There is high certainty that the net benefit is moderate or there is moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to substantial. |
| Asymptomatic Pregnant Women, Before 24 Weeks of Gestation | The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for GDM in asymptomatic pregnant women before 24 weeks of gestation. | The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of the service. Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined. |
Current as of: January 2014
Internet Citation: Final Update Summary: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. September 2016.
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening
