Objective: To examine depression level of women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to compare these with glucose-tolerant (GT) women at similar stages of pregnancy. Research Design and Methods: Prospective longitudinal study conducted on 50 women with GDM and 50 NGDM women at 24 – 36 weeks of pregnancy. We are depended on Beck depression Scale the Arabic version. Results: Women with GDM, compared with GT women, depression scales, older,with low income, illiterate, and high BMI. Conclusions: higher level of depression scales,with low income, illiterate, and high BMI most causes of gestational diabetes.
