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 inNeuroQuantology Vol. 20; no. 13; p. 2172
Main Authors Enrique Rodríguez Reyes, Miguel Ramos Argilagos, Karla Indira Hurtado Serrano
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bornova Izmir NeuroQuantology 01.01.2022
Subjects
Birth weight
Clinical trials
Gestational diabetes
Glucose
Health facilities
Hyperglycemia
Hypotheses
Intervention
Nutrition
Obstetrics
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Primary care
Womens health
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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
ISSN:1303-5150
DOI:10.14704/nq.2022.20.13.NQ88271