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To date there has not been a systematic analysis of pregnant patients with an immigrant background and gestational diabetes in Germany, even though the number of these patients has been rising continuously since the 1980s.; METHODS: The case number estimate for this prospective study targeted 160 patients with gestational diabetes with and without an immigrant background. A questionnaire on socio-economic status, immigrant background, acculturation, and food intake was developed. The birth parameters and pre- and postpartum parameters were regularly documented.; RESULTS: In our study we included 198 patients with gestational diabetes, consisting of 110 patients with an immigrant background and 88 patients without an immigrant background. The number of labor inductions for the suspected diagnosis of fetal macrosomia was almost the same in both groups (immigrant background 3.6% vs. without immigrant background 4.6%, p=1.0; OR 1.73; 95% CI; 0.79-3.89, p=0.17). The study patients with an immigrant background were more likely to give birth spontaneously than via cesarean section or vaginal-operative birth. The perinatal outcome of children from our study patients with and without an immigrant background were similar.; CONCLUSION: We show that regardless of their immigrant background gestational diabetes patients have similar and homogeneous patient-centered care at our clinic. Thieme. All rights reserved.