Denmark's sharp rise in the annual prevalence of gestational diabetes: Rethinking screening and prevention

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
² Research Unit for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Editorial

Fereshteh Baygi et al. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 27.

doi: 10.1111/aogs.70050. Online ahead of print.

¹ Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
² Research Unit for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

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