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The preoperative steroids for lung maturation and preoperative tocolytics that are administered are known to increase the prevalence of gestational diabetes (GD), which normally occurs in about 10\u201315% of all pregnant women. This study assessed the prevalence, possible influencing factors, and consequences on the course of pregnancy regarding GD in this cohort. Methods: Between 2010 and 2022, 184 fSB cases were operated. Those patients operated on after 24 0\/7 GWs received steroids before surgery. All the patients received tocolysis, and an oral glucose tolerance test was performed between 26 and 28 GWs at least 7 days after steroid administration. In 2020, we established an early postoperative mobilization protocol. The perioperative management procedures of those patients with and without GD were compared to each other, and also, the patients treated according to the early mobilization protocol were compared to the remaining cohort. Results: Nineteen percent were diagnosed with GD. Corticosteroids were administered in 92%. Neither the corticoid administration nor the interval between the administration and glucose tolerance test was different in patients with or without GD. Further, 99.5% received postoperative tocolytics for at least 48 h. The women with GD had significantly longer administration of tocolytics. The length of stay (LOS) was higher in those patients with GD. The gestational age (GA) at delivery was significantly lower in the cohort with GD. In the early mobilized group, we found a significantly higher GA at delivery (37.1 GWs vs. 36.2 GWs, p = 0.009) and shorter LOS (p &lt; 0.001), and their GD rate was lower (10% vs. 20%), although not statistically significant. Conclusions: The GD incidence in the women after fSB repair was higher than in the usual pregnant population. 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