Hospital differences in special care nursery use for newborns of gestational diabetic mothers.

Objective: Relatively healthy newborns of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) sometimes receive unwarranted surveillance. We studied the relationship between hospital characteristics and special care nursery use and total length of stay among GDM deliveries.

Methods: We identified GDM deliveries at 44 USA member hospitals of the National Perinatal Information Center from 2007 to 2011.