Antenatal depression among women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a pilot study.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is quite prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, and has been proposed to increase the risk of depression. There is only a prior study assessing antenatal depression among the subjects with GDM in the Bangladesh, which leads this study to be investigated.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and potential associations among pregnant women diagnosed with GDM.