Pregnancy outcomes among multi‐ethnic women with different degrees of hyperglycaemia during pregnancy in an urban New Zealand population and their association with postnatal HbA1c uptake

BACKGROUND Adverse pregnancy outcomes are more common in women with hyperglycaemia. Many women have suboptimal uptake of HbA1c testing postdelivery. AIMS To compare pregnancy outcomes among multi-ethnic women with different degrees of hyperglycaemia during pregnancy, and their association with postnatal HbA1c uptake after the introduction of email reminders. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective and prospective single-centre study was conducted in South Auckland in 2639 women with early gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (diagnosed