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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Strategies for implementing the WHO diagnostic criteria and classification of hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Volume 103, No. 3, Year 2014
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Description
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently released updated recommendations on Diagnostic Criteria and Classification of Hyperglycaemia First Detected in Pregnancy which are likely to increase the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Any increase in the number of women with GDM has implications for health services since these women will require treatment and regular surveillance during the pregnancy. Some health services throughout the world may have difficulty meeting these demands since country resources for addressing the diabetes burden are finite and resource allocation must be prioritised by balancing the need to improve care of people with diabetes and finding those with undiagnosed diabetes, including GDM. Consequently each health service will need to assess their burden of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy and decide if and how it will implement programmes to test for and treat such women. This paper discusses some considerations and options to assist countries, health services and health professionals in these deliberations. © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Colagiuri, Stephen
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Falavigna, Maicon
Brazil, Porto Alegre
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Agarwal, Mukesh M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Boulvain, Michel B.
Switzerland, Geneva
Université de Genève
Coetzee, Edward J.J.P.
South Africa, Observatory
Groote Schuur Hospital
Hod, Moshe
Israel, Petah Tiqwa
Rabin Medical Center Israel
Meltzer, Sara J.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Metzger, Boyd E.
United States, Chicago
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Omori, Yasue
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo Women's Medical University
Rasa, Ingvars
Latvia, Riga
Rīgas Austrumu Klīniskā Universitātes Slimnīca
Schmidt, Maria Inês
Brazil, Porto Alegre
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Seshiah, Veeraswamy
India, Chennai
Dr Balaji Diabetes Care Centre
Simmons, David Sean
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Cambridge University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
Sobngwi, Eugène
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
United Kingdom, Newcastle
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Faculty of Medical Sciences
Torloni, Maria Regina R.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Yang, Huixia
China, Beijing
Peking University First Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 20
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 16
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.diabres.2014.02.012
ISSN:
01688227
e-ISSN:
18728227
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female