Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and School-Age Cognitive and Health Outcomes in New Zealand: A Matched Cohort Study
Children exposed to GDM are not at increased risk of poorer school-age cognitive function compared with controls matched for potential confounders. However, GDM exposure was associated with increased childhood BMI and hypertension, which may affect subsequent cardiometabolic health.
Authors
- Jane Elizabeth Harding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-1422)
- Gavin Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8352-2351)
- Alana Cavadino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5709-367X)
- Jane M. Alsweiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0874-6654)
- Christopher J. D. McKinlay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1088-9467)
- Caroline Anne Crowther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9079-4451)
- Francesca Amitrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8811-5886)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114756
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00