ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2014
Postpartum healthcare after gestational diabetes and hypertension.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Postnatal care after gestational diabetes - a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Association between prenatal phthalate exposure and gestational metabolic syndrome parameters: a systematic review of epidemiological studies.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Pooled it
- Health Literacy and Women's Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2016Pooled it
- Continued Disparities in Postpartum Follow-Up and Screening Among Women With Gestational Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingPooled it
- Life's Essential 8 in Pregnancy and Time to Incident Cardiometabolic Disease Over 7 Years Follow-Up.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- The long-term general practice healthcare of women with a history of gestational diabetes: A Scoping Review Protocol.HRB open research · 2025Article
- Preventive Primary Care in the Postpartum Year: The Role of Medicaid Delivery System Reform.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Strategies to improve postpartum engagement in healthcare after high-risk conditions diagnosed in pregnancy: a narrative review.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Review
- Medicaid and moms: the potential impact of extending medicaid coverage to mothers for 1 year after delivery.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2022Review
- Association of Health Literacy Among Nulliparous Individuals and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes.JAMA network open · 2021Observational
- Provider Counseling About and Risk Perception for Future Chronic Disease Among Women with Gestational Diabetes and Preeclampsia.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2020Article
- Feasibility of a Lifestyle Intervention Program for Prevention of Diabetes Among Women With Prior Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (LIVING Study) in South Asia: A Formative Research Study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2020Article
- An analysis of demographic and pregnancy outcome data to explain non-attendance for postpartum glucose testing in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: Why are patients missing follow-up?Obstetric medicine · 2019Article
- Pharmacotherapy for gestational diabetes mellitus: still insulin, or what about sulfonylureas?Annals of translational medicine · 2018Article
- Metabolic disorders during pregnancy and postpartum cardiometabolic risk.Endocrine connections · 2018Article
- Effect of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on postpartum cardiometabolic risk.Endocrine connections · 2018Article
- Optimizing postpartum care for the patient with gestational diabetes mellitus.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2017Article
- The impact of psychosocial stressors on postpartum weight retention.Archives of women's mental health · 2016Article
- Lost opportunities to prevent early onset type 2 diabetes mellitus after a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2016Article
- Cardiovascular Complications of Pregnancy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundGestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy identify women with an elevated lifetime risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
methodsProspective cohort of women recruited from the postpartum service of a large community-based academic obstetrical hospital after delivery of a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes (GDM) or a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP). Interviews were conducted, and validated surveys completed, before hospital discharge and again 3 months postpartum.
resultsThe study sample included 249 women: 111 with GDM, 127 with HDP, and 11 with both. Most, 230 (92.4%) had a PCP prior to pregnancy and 97 (39.0%) reported an office visit with their PCP during the prenatal period. Of the 176 (70.7%) participants who attended the 3-month study visit, 169 (96.0%) women with either diagnosis reported they had attended their 6-week postpartum visit. By the 3-month study visit, 51 (57.9%) women with GDM had completed follow-up glucose testing; 93 (97.9%) with HDP had follow-up blood pressure testing; and 101 (57.4%) with either diagnosis recalled ever having completed lipid screening. Women least likely to complete screening tests were those who had no college education, less than a high school level of health literacy, and who were not privately insured.
conclusionThere are important opportunities to improve postpartum testing for diabetes and CVD risk factor assessment. Most women were connected to primary care suggesting a "hand-off" to a primary care physician after pregnancy is feasible. More robust strategies may be needed to improve follow-up care for women with less education, lower health literacy, and those without private health insurance.
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