Gestational weight gain and adverse perinatal outcomes among individuals with gestational diabetes

Communications Medicine 2026 Open access

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Authors: Xiao Bo Zhao, Xiu Juan Su, Xun Qi, Ying Xuan Ma, Ben William Mol, Xiao Hua Liu, Hao Ying
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-026-01544-3
Cited by: 1
References: 31

Abstract

The relationship between gestational weight gain and perinatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes remains inadequately studied, and specific weight gain recommendations are lacking for this population. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study by extracting natality data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, including 1,368,789 record (2015–2020) as the main sample and 280,165 (2021) as the validation sample. The composite adverse outcome is defined as a composite of gestational hypertension or preeclampsia, primary cesarean delivery, maternal transfusion, maternal intensive care admission, preterm birth

Fields of Study & Subjects

Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Cancer Risks and Factors

Publication details

Journal / source
Communications Medicine
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
6
Issue
1
Publication date
27 March 2026
Language
EN