Does charge-free screening improve detection of gestational diabetes in women from deprived areas: a cross-sectional study

摘要

BackgroundGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) occurs in 2–6 % of all pregnancies. We investigated whether area level deprivation is associated with a higher risk for GDM and whether GDM detection rates in deprived regions changed after the introduction of charge-free GDM screening in Germany in 2012.