NDLI: An Audit of Pre-Pregnancy Maternal Obesity and Diabetes Screening in Rural Regional Tasmania and Its Impact on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes

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An Audit of Pre-Pregnancy Maternal Obesity and Diabetes Screening in Rural Regional Tasmania and Its Impact on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes

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Author	Luccisano, Sharon P. Weber, Heinrich C. Murfet, Giuliana O. Robertson, Iain K. Prior, Sarah J. Hills, Andrew P.
Copyright Year	2021
Description	Maternal obesity in pregnancy, a growing health problem in Australia, adversely affects both mothers and their offspring. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is similarly associated with adverse pregnancy and neonatal complications. A low-risk digital medical record audit of antenatal and postnatal data of 2132 pregnant mothers who gave birth between 2016–2018 residing in rural-regional Tasmania was undertaken. An expert advisory group guided the research and informed data collection. Fifty five percent of pregnant mothers were overweight or obese, 43.6% gained above the recommended standards for gestational weight gain and 35.8% did not have an oral glucose tolerance test. The audit identified a high prevalence of obesity among pregnant women and low screening rates for gestational diabetes mellitus associated with adverse maternal and neonatal pregnancy outcomes. We conclude that there is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among pregnant women in rural regional Tasmania. Further GDM screening rates are low, which require addressing.
Starting Page	12006
e-ISSN	16604601
DOI	10.3390/ijerph182212006
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Issue Number	22
Volume Number	18
Language	English
Publisher	MDPI
Publisher Date	2021-11-16
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Womens Studies Adverse Maternal Outcomes Gestational Diabetes Gestational Weight Gain Obesity Obstetric Complications Pregnancy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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