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Maicon Falavigna

Researcher at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Publications -  108
Citations -  6354

Maicon Falavigna is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 89 publications receiving 4227 citations. Previous affiliations of Maicon Falavigna include McMaster University & Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

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Diagnostic criteria and classification of hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy: A World Health Organization Guideline

TL;DR: Treatment of gestational diabetes (GDM) is effective in reducing macrosomia, large for gestational age, shoulder dystocia and pre-eclampsia/hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, and the risk reduction for these outcomes is in general large, the number need to treat is low and the quality of evidence is adequate to justify treatment.