Gestational diabetes up every year in the US since 2016

A woman prepares for her first child, tracking prenatal appointments and baby registries, only to learn her blood sugar numbers have landed her in a category she never anticipated: high-risk pregnancy. She’s far from alone. Gestational diabetes now affects 79 out of every 1,000 births in the United States, and the rate has climbed without pause for nearly a decade. Northwestern Medicine researchers analyzed over 12 million births between 2016 and 2024, finding that gestational diabetes jumped...