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ReviewSultan Qaboos University medical journal2019

Non-Medical Strategies to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A literature review.

Iman Al Hashmi, Karabi Nandy, Vidya Seshan

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Review in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Iman Al HashmiCollege of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Karabi NandyDepartment of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, USA.
Vidya SeshanCollege of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review aimed to examine the literature related to non-medical strategies used to improve pregnancy outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to determine the risk of bias of the selected studies. Treatment for GDM is changing due to the increased prevalence of GDM-related maternal and neonatal complications. A growing body of evidence suggests that early detection, aggressive monitoring and management of GDM using non-medical strategies can greatly improve outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. PubMed

Indexed as

Pregnancy OutcomeDiabetes, GestationalDiet TherapyExerciseFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsGestational Diabetes MellitusHealth BehaviorsMaternal HealthNeonatal HealthPregnancy Outcomes

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PMID31198588
PMCPMC6544065

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