NAVIGATING GESTATIONAL DIABETES: A PATH TO A HEALTHY PREGNANCY WITH HOMOEOPATHY
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijmhs.v11i1.268Keywords:
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), Hyperglycaemia, Insulin ResistanceAbstract
Gestational diabetes mellitus [GDM], which is defined as a state of hyperglycemia during pregnancy. It is currently the most common medical complication in pregnancy. It effects approximately 15% of pregnancies worldwide, which are approximately 18 million births annually.1
In India, individual data analysed by the National Family Health Survey [NFHS] in 2015-2016 and 2019-2021 covering a total of approximately 6 lakhs and 7 lakhs women, respectively. Among them, 32,072 women in 2015-2016 and 28,187 in 2019-2021 were pregnant, of whom 180 women in 2019-2021 had diabetes during their gestational periods, allowing the percentage prevalence calculation of GDM.2
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