Initial detection and management of gestational diabetes through primary health care services
Introduction: Timely detection of gestational diabetes and initiation of treatment is important for fetal development. Objective: to evaluate the effect of the intervention on birth weight. Method: an intervention study was carried out on a specific population of pregnant women, using a cluster rand...
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Published in | NeuroQuantology Vol. 20; no. 13; p. 2172 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Bornova Izmir
NeuroQuantology
01.01.2022
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Summary: | Introduction: Timely detection of gestational diabetes and initiation of treatment is important for fetal development. Objective: to evaluate the effect of the intervention on birth weight. Method: an intervention study was carried out on a specific population of pregnant women, using a cluster randomized controlled trial design. Results: A total of 215 (73.4%) women were included in the trial, 120 (77.4%) women at the intervention sites and 95 (68.8%) women at the control sites. Conclusions: the prevalence of GDM in pregnant women is high and would require a detection and management approach that allows early interventions through a primary level of care |
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ISSN: | 1303-5150 |
DOI: | 10.14704/nq.2022.20.13.NQ88271 |