What do systematic reviews say?

Probiotics vs placebo

Probiotic showed no clear difference in hypertensive disorders (including pre‐eclampsia, pregnancy‐induced… compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Probiotic treatment for women with gestational diabetes to improve maternal and infant health and well‐being 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.5 [0.64, 3.53]
  3 studies · 256 participants
  Low

Intensity of glycaemic control for women with gestational diabetes mellitus ‐ strict glycaemic targets vs less‐tight glycaemic targets (maternal outcomes)

Intensity of glycaemic control for women with gestational diabetes… showed no clear difference in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia,… compared with less‐tight glycaemic targets (maternal outcomes) (low certainty).

• Different intensities of glycaemic control for women with gestational diabetes mellitus 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.16 [0.8, 1.69]
  2 studies · 1491 participants
  Low

Continuous glucose monitoring system vs intermittent glucose monitoring

Continuous glucose monitoring may leads to lower hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia,… compared with intermittent glucose monitoring (low certainty).

• Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.58 [0.39, 0.85]
  2 studies · 384 participants
  Low

Pre‐prandial vs post‐prandial glucose monitoring

• Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Automated telemedicine monitoring vs conventional

• Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Constant CGM vs Intermittent CGM

• Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Self‐monitoring vs a different type of self‐monitoring

• Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Self‐monitoring at home vs hospitalisation

It is very uncertain whether self‐monitoring at home changes hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia,… compared with hospitalisation (very low certainty).

• Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.19 [0.41, 3.51]
  1 study · 100 participants
  Very low

Fetal biometry vs maternal glycaemic values

It is very uncertain whether fetal biometry changes hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia,… compared with maternal glycaemic values (very low certainty).

• Fetal biometry for guiding the medical management of women with gestational diabetes mellitus for improving maternal… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.8 [0.34, 1.89]
  2 studies · 325 participants
  Very low

CSII vs MDI: maternal outcomes

• Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion versus multiple daily injections of insulin for pregnant women with diabetes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported