A threefold increase in gestational diabetes over two years: Review of screening practices and pregnancy outcomes in Indigenous women of Cape York, Australia

作者：Davis Bronwyn; McLean Anna; Sinha Ashim K; Falhammar Henrik^*

来源：AUSTRALIAN %26 NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS %26 GYNAECOLOGY, 2013, 53(4): 363-368.

DOI：10.1111/ajo.12042

• aboriginal
• outcomes
• diabetes in pregnancy
• type 2 diabetes
• quality improvement

Background Australian Aboriginal women have a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in pregnancy and gestational diabetes (GDM). %26lt;br%26gt;Aims To review how screening practice affects the pregnancy data of all Indigenous women and their newborns living in Cape York, Queensland. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods All medical charts of mothers and their neonates delivered in the regional hospital over two-one-year periods (2006 and 2008) were reviewed. Universal testing with an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was introduced in 2007. %26lt;br%26gt;Results Gestational diabetes (GDM) increased from 4.7 to 14.2%, and T2DM was similar (2.4 and 2.3%). There were 127 deliveries in 2006 and 134 in 2008. Testing rates with OGTT improved from 31.4% in 2006 to 65.6% in 2008. Mothers with diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) were older and heavier than non-DIP mothers. Caesarean section rates were significantly higher in the DIP group compared with the non-DIP group (66 vs 25%) in both time periods. The booking weight of DIP mothers decreased 16kg, their babies normalised their weight, length and head circumference; respiratory distress and Apgar scores improved comparing the two periods. In DIP, infants %26gt;40% had hypoglycaemia; however, rates of serious complications were low. Rates of breastfeeding were similar between groups. Follow-up rates for GDM improved from 16.6% in 2006 to 31.6% in 2008. Of those tested one-third were diagnosed with T2DM. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion The rate of GDM tripled after implementation of universal testing. Outcomes improved. There is still need for improvement in testing and follow-up practices in relation to DIP.

• 出版日期2013-8