Rural–urban disparities in pregestational and gestational diabetes in pregnancy: Serial, cross‐sectional analysis of over 12 million pregnancies

• Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Vol. 131; no. 1; pp. 26 - 35
• Main Authors: Venkatesh, Kartik K., Huang, Xiaoning, Cameron, Natalie A., Petito, Lucia C., Joseph, Joshua, Landon, Mark B., Grobman, William A., Khan, Sadiya S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Cross-Sectional Studies; diabetes mellitus; Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology; disparities; Ethnicity; Female; gestational diabetes mellitus; Humans; Pregnancy; Pregnancy in Diabetics; Pregnancy Outcome; rural health; urban health; disparities; diabetes mellitus; gestational diabetes mellitus; urban health; rural health; pregnancy

Objective To compare trends in pregestational (DM) and gestational diabetes (GDM) in pregnancy in rural and urban areas in the USA, because pregnant women living in rural areas face unique challenges that contribute to rural–urban disparities in adverse pregnancy outcomes. Design Serial, cross‐secti...