The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Initiative on gestational diabetes mellitus: A pragmatic guide for diagnosis, management, and care #

In addition to the authors, t he following people provided important contributions during the creation of the document. Thanks go to international experts: Tao Duan, Huixia Yang, Andre Van Assche, Umberto Simeoni, Tahir Mahmood, Biodun Olagbuji, Eugene Sobngwi, Maicon Falavigna, Rodolfo Martinez, Carlos Ortega, Susana Salzberg, Jorge Alvariñas, Gloria Lopez Steward, Silvia Lapertosa, Roberto Estrade, Cristina Faingold, Silvia García, Argyro Syngelaki, Stephen Colagiuri, Yoel Toledano, Mark Hanson, and Blami Dao. Special thanks, for FIGO guidance and coordination, go to President Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, President Elect CN Purandare, Chief Executive Hamid Rushwan, and Chair of the SMNH Committee, William Stones. The following external groups evaluated the document and support its contents: European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG), The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), Chinese Society of Perinatal Medicine, Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group (DPSG), African Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AFOG), South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SAFOG), Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS), International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG), European Association of Perinatal Medicine (EAPM), Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of India (DIPSI), and the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of Latin America. In addition to the FIGO Executive Board, all relevant FIGO Committees and Working Groups contributed to and supported the document. Acknowledgments