Gestational diabetes mellitus: compliance with testing.

Moses, Robert G; Webb, Alison J; Comber, Christine D; Walton, John G; Coleman, Keith J; Davis, Warren S; McCosker, Clive J

Moses, Robert G; Webb, Alison J; Comber, Christine D; Walton, John G; Coleman, Keith J; Davis, Warren S; McCosker, Clive J.

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Moses RG; Diabetes Service, Illawarra Area Health Service, Wollongong West, New South Wales, Australia. mosesr@iahs.nsw.gov.au

Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol ; 43(6): 469-70, 2003 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14712953

ABSTRACT

An audit of birth records of two public and one private hospital was undertaken, over a 6-month period, to determine compliance with the local policy that all women are tested for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Overall 92.1% of women were tested for GDM. When those women who delivered their babies early or who had no prenatal care were excluded, then there was 95.3% compliance with the advice for universal testing.

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Diabetes, Gestational/diagnosis; Guideline Adherence/statistics & numerical data; Mass Screening/statistics & numerical data; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prenatal Diagnosis/statistics & numerical data; Diabetes, Gestational/epidemiology; Female; Hospitals, Private/standards; Hospitals, Public/standards; Humans; Mass Screening/standards; Medical Audit; Medical Records; New South Wales/epidemiology; Pregnancy; Prenatal Diagnosis/standards

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prenatal Diagnosis / Mass Screening / Diabetes, Gestational / Practice Guidelines as Topic / Guideline Adherence Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: En Journal: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol Year: 2003 Type: Article Affiliation country: Australia

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