Gestational diabetes mellitus in women born small or preterm: Systematic review and meta-analysis

There is some evidence that women born preterm or with low birth weight (LBW) have an increased future risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy; however, a quantitative summary of evidence is lacking. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we examined the published data to investigate whether being born preterm, with LBW or small for gestational age (SGA) are associated with GDM risk.We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, and...