Identifying Discrepancies in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Postpartum Follow-Up During Care Transitions

• Published in: Journal of primary care & community health Vol. 14; p. 21501319231214072
• Main Authors: Strelow, Brittany, Herndon, Justine, Ferrier, Alex, McCormick, Madysen, McMahon, AnneMarie, Schlechtinger, Emily, Shefa, Deborah, Takagi, Mark, McCoy, Rozalina, Olson, Rachel, O’Laughlin, Danielle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2023; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Blood Glucose; Body mass index; Chart reviews; Clinical Research and Quality Improvement in Family Medicine Clinics; Computerized medical records; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Diabetes, Gestational - diagnosis; Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology; Discrepancies; Dissemination; Educational materials; Ethnicity; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational diabetes; Glucose Tolerance Test; Glycated Hemoglobin; Health records; Hemoglobin; Humans; Medical history; Medical screening; Middle Aged; Obstetrics; Patient Transfer; Patients; Postpartum Period; Postpartum women; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Primary care; Race; Surveillance; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Young Adult; gynecology; gestational diabetes; quality improvement; primary care; diabetes mellitus; health promotion; obstetrics

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication of pregnancy that carries lasting risks. For women who have a history of GDM, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases by 50 to 60%. To monitor and prevent the development of T2DM, guidelines suggest scr...