Diabetes gestacional: estrategias para su prevención

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: It is the hyperglycemic state that is initially detected in pregnancy and is the most diagnosed metabolic condition during gestation due to the risk of complications for the maternal-fetal binomial and its offspring. According to world organizations, for every 7 pregnant women, one has elevated glucose levels and more than 80% are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. DEVELOPMENT: Gestational diabetes is a preventable disease if the factors involved are detected in a timely manner, being obesity the one that stands out the most, being present in 60% of adult women with 13% for gestational diabetes. In Ecuador it is among the first six causes of maternal-fetal death-disease, with a prevalence of almost 1,804 per 100,000 inhabitants. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify strategies for the early prevention of gestational diabetes for the benefit of the maternal-fetal binomial through the search for updated scientific articles that will reduce the number of newly diagnosed cases of gestational diabetes.