Published 2025-11-10
Keywords
- GDM, Gestational Diabetes, Risk Factors of GDM, Safety of pregnancy.
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Abstract
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is becoming more common in Saudi Arabia; reports range from 8.2% to 24.3%. Sedentary lifestyle, consanguinity, obesity, multiparity, family history of diabetes, history of GDM, advanced maternal age, and regional eating habits were identified as major risk factors in this systematic analysis of the literature from 2015 to 2025. Variations in diagnostic requirements and screening practices were cited as the cause of the prevalence disparities. These findings highlight how crucial early screening, standardized screening practices, and targeted lifestyle changes are to reducing GDM-related maternal and newborn problems and improving pregnancy outcomes for Saudi women.