Screening for gestational diabetes in Denmark
Kristiansen, J.L.; Kierkegaard, O.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 154(41): 2831-2832
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 1413225 Document Number: 399816
A questionnaire regarding the screening procedure for gestational diabetes was sent to all maternity hospitals in Denmark in 1990. Only 15 out of 51 departments used the screening procedure as proposed by Guttorm & Pedersen. Glucosuria was a clinical risk factor in 49 of 51 departments. There was no agreement about the histories and clinical risk factors. The factors used were family history of diabetes, obesity, a previous infant weighing 9 lbs or more, a previous infant born with low gestational age, habitual abortion, previous perinatal deaths, previous preterm delivery, hydramnios, excessive fetal growth or glucosuria in the present pregnancy. No department used universal screening.