Gestational diabetes mellitus: relationship of adverse outcomes with severity of disease.

Aims: To derive accurate estimates of risk of maternal and neonatal complications in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to investigate the association of the effect size of these risks on subgroups of GDM managed with dietary modification, metformin and insulin therapy.

Methods: This was a large retrospective cohort study undertaken at a large maternity unit in the United Kingdom between January 2010 and June 2022. We included singleton pregnancies that booked at our unit at 11-13 weeks' gestation.