To ensure identification and treatment of gestational diabetes, physicians screen for risk factors using a glucose tolerance test in __________.
a. all women immediately after confirming pregnancy
b. high-risk women immediately after confirming pregnancy
c. all women in the first trimester
d. high-risk women only between the 24 and 28 weeks of gestation
e. women who have had gestational diabetes in previous pregnancies only
Answer: B
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