ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2020
Diabetes during pregnancy and birthweight trends among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory of Australia over 30 years.
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- Shoulder dystocia in babies born to Aboriginal mothers with diabetes: a population-based cohort study, 1998-2015.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- A retrospective, longitudinal cohort study of trends and risk factors for preterm birth in the Northern Territory, Australia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Supporting healthy lifestyles for First Nations women and communities through co-design: lessons and early findings from remote Northern Australia.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2024Article
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring Metrics in High-Risk Pregnant Women with Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes technology & therapeutics · 2023Observational
- Overweight/obesity and other predictors of gestational diabetes among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in Western Australia.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- The role of structural racism and geographical inequity in diabetes outcomes.Lancet (London, England) · 2023Review
- Cardiovascular risk management following gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a narrative review.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Review
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- Birth weight and large for gestational age trends in offspring of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus in southern China, 2012-2021.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEarly-life risk factors, including maternal hyperglycaemia and birthweight, are thought to contribute to the high burden of cardiometabolic disease experienced by Indigenous populations. We examined rates of pre-existing diabetes in pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and extremes of birthweight over three decades in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia.
methodsWe performed a retrospective cohort analysis of the NT Perinatal Data Collection from 1987 to 2016, including all births >20 weeks gestation, stratified by maternal Aboriginal identification. Key outcomes were annual rates of pre-existing diabetes, GDM, small-for-gestational-age, large-for-gestational-age, low birthweight (<2500 g), and high birthweight (>4000 g). Logistic regression was used to assess trends and interactions.
findings109 349 babies were born to 64 877 mothers, 36% of whom identified as Aboriginal ethnicity. Among Aboriginal women, rates of GDM and pre-existing diabetes, respectively, were 3 · 4% and 0 · 6% in 1987 and rose to 13% and 5 · 7% in 2016 (both trends
interpretationThe burden of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy has grown substantially in the NT over three decades and is impacting birthweight trends. The prevalence of pre-gestational diabetes in Aboriginal women is among the highest in the world.
fundingDiabetes Australia Research Program.
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