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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Screening

• Beginning prenatal care early and having regular prenatal visits helps improve the mother's as well as child's health.

• Knowing the risk factors for gestational diabetes and having prenatal screening at 24 - 28 weeks into the pregnancy will help detect gestational diabetes early.

• If overweight, decreasing body mass index (BMI) to a normal range before a pregnancy will decrease risk of developing gestational diabetes.