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GDM is defined as a glucose intolerance of variable severity occurring or diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy [1]. Numerous epidemiological studies show that this dis-order currently affects between 1 and 18 % of pregnancies [2,3]. Its incidence is constantly rising worldwide [4]. GDM is a condition that to a large extent generates the interest of researchers and health practitioners in obstetrics since it is associated with pathological pregnancy outcomes, particu-larly for the newborn: macrosomia, shoulder dystocia and its corollaries, brachial plexus and collarbone fractures. With neonatal hypoglycemia, these are the most common complications of GDM [5]. Meanwhile, the diagnosis of GDM indicates that the mother has a predisposition to dia-betes. According to Getahun et al., when gestational dia-betes is diagnosed during a first pregnancy, women have