Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy

Artificial Intelligence in Gestational Diabetes Care: A Systematic Review

J Diabetes Sci TechnolPublished Systematic review

Authors' conclusion

AI demonstrates strong potential to improve GDM prediction, screening, and management. Nonetheless, broader validation, enhanced model interpretability, and prospective studies in diverse populations are needed to translate these technologies into clinical practice.

Study context

Population
Studies of artificial intelligence (AI) models in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) care (screening, diagnosis, management, prediction of maternal and neonatal outcomes), published up to February 2025
Participants
126 studies
Outcome
Characteristics of AI studies in GDM care
Methodological detailssix electronic databases, QUADAS-2 (modified) risk of bias assessment, Data extraction and quality appraisal independently by six reviewers
  • Six electronic databases
  • QUADAS-2 (modified) risk of bias assessment
  • Data extraction and quality appraisal independently by six reviewers

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Retrospective designs
75%
Sample sizes
17 to over 100 000 participants
AI applications focused on early GDM prediction
85%
Classical machine learning (logistic regression, random forest frequently used)
84%
Internal validation
68%
External validation
6%

Further pooled results

Risk of bias

Overall moderate-to-good methodological quality, with notable deficiencies in analysis reporting

Original publication

Artificial Intelligence in Gestational Diabetes Care: A Systematic Review. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 25 August 2025. doi:10.1177/19322968251355967

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