To the Editor: With reference to d'Emden's recent article,1 we believe the value of an internationally agreed set of guidelines has not been considered.
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- 1. d'Emden MC. Reassessment of the new diagnostic thresholds for gestational diabetes mellitus: an opportunity for improvement. Med J Aust 2014; 201: 209-211. <MJA full text>
- 2. Diagnostic criteria and classification of hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy: a World Health Organization Guideline. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2014; 103: 341-363.
- 3. International Association of Diabetes & Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) Consensus Panel Writing Group; Hyperglycemia & Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study Steering Committee; Metzger BE, Gabbe SG, Persson B, et al. The diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: new paradigms or status quo? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2012; 25: 2564-2569.
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