Diabetes and Pregnancy are a Dangerous Mix | Diabetes Testing is Critical for Mothers | LiveScience

Diabetes and Pregnancy are a Dangerous Mix | Diabetes Testing is Critical for Mothers | LiveScience: Recently, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force published recommendations in the Annals of Internal Medicine — a widely-respected, peer-reviewed journal — that strongly advise all pregnant women be screened for gestational diabetes, a test which many physicians (including those at the North Shore-LIJ Health System) routinely perform.