Assessment of Pregnant Women’s Knowledge about Gestational Diabetes at Primary Health Care Centers

Diabetes mellitus [DM] is a chronic metabolic disease caused by hereditary and/or acquired insufficiency in the    production of insulin by the pancreas. The Objective of This Study; To assess the knowledge pregnant women toward Gestational Diabetes at primary health care centers. Methodology: A descriptive statistical study was designed on all pregnant women in primary health care centers in the Karkh region from January 14 to February 14, 2024. Results; Relative to age groups, the highest percentage of study sample is (28.3%) at the age a group (27-30) years, while the lowest percentage is (3.3%) at the age a group (36-40) years and (13.3%) at the age a group (16-20) year and (21.6%) at the age a group (21-26) year and (25%) at the age a group (31-36) and (8.3%) (40 and above) Conclusion; Most of the study sample size has been high of subjects' responses concerned with pregnant women toward gestational diabetes. Recommendation; That continuing education is necessary to improve awareness of GDM.