Gestational diabetes and preeclampsia

To determine whether gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases the risk for preeclampsia independent of other risk factors.The association between GDM and preeclampsia was analyzed in a population of women who had given birth to singletons registered in Swedish Medical Birth Register from 1992 through 1996 (n=430,852).GDM occurred in 0.8% and preeclampsia in 2.9% of all pregnancies. The rate of preeclampsia was higher in the GDM than in the...