The increasing incidence of diabetes and obesity worldwide induced the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), in 2014, to launch a new initiative to raise awareness on the important links between hyperglycemia in pregnancy, adverse maternal and fetal outcome, and risks for the future health of both mother and newborn. FIGO prepared a comprehensive document entitled “Initiative on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): A pragmatic guide for diagnosis, management, and care” that we comment here. The FIGO initiative has the great merit of proposing the concept of “universal health care” addressing the question, suggesting workable solutions for the management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy even in low-income countries. Here we compare the FIGO suggestion with the Italian guidelines on GDM screening. While expressing our utmost appreciation for the thoroughness of their work, this should prompt experts and all those involved at every level to review their practices, taking inspiration from this document.

The FIGO guide: an opportunity for the management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy. Comment by the “diabetes and pregnancy” AMD-SID study group. (Il documento FIGO: una opportunità per la gestione dell’iperglicemia in gravidanza. Commento a cura del Gruppo di Studio “Diabete e Gravidanza” AMD-SID)

VITACOLONNA, Ester
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2017-01-01

Abstract

The increasing incidence of diabetes and obesity worldwide induced the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), in 2014, to launch a new initiative to raise awareness on the important links between hyperglycemia in pregnancy, adverse maternal and fetal outcome, and risks for the future health of both mother and newborn. FIGO prepared a comprehensive document entitled “Initiative on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): A pragmatic guide for diagnosis, management, and care” that we comment here. The FIGO initiative has the great merit of proposing the concept of “universal health care” addressing the question, suggesting workable solutions for the management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy even in low-income countries. Here we compare the FIGO suggestion with the Italian guidelines on GDM screening. While expressing our utmost appreciation for the thoroughness of their work, this should prompt experts and all those involved at every level to review their practices, taking inspiration from this document.
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