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The study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among pregnant mothers and self care practice of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus management among mothers with diabetes in pregnancy attending selected hospitals 0f Srinagar Kashmir India.The objectives were to assess the level of knowledge regarding Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among pregnant mothers, to assess the self care practice of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus management among mothers with diabetes in pregnancy, to find association between level of knowledge regarding Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and selected demographic variables,to find correlation between knowledge and self care practice of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus management among mothers with diabetes in pregnancy. The research design used in the present study is non experimental descriptive design. The study was conducted among 60 antenatal mothers and 15 mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus by using non probability convenient sampling technique.In the present study it was found that 33.3%mothers had poor knowledge, 33.3% had average knowledge and 33.3% had good knowledge regarding Gestational diabetes mellitus.When comes to practice 46.7% had satisfactory practices and 53.3% had good practice. There is a positive correlation between knowledge and practice (p=0.04).