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For women diagnosed with gestational diabetes:
1.5×
Greater likelihood of an emergency C-section
J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 2012
>50%
Greater likelihood of developing type II diabetes
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1.4×
Greater likelihood of having a preterm birth
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2003
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The High Costs of Maternal Morbidity Show Why We Need Greater Investment in Maternal Health. The Common Wealth Fund, Nov 2021
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Managing GD in 2019 cost the u.s. $4.8 billion - the third highest condition after mental health and hypertensive disorders
Plasma Exosomal miRNAs Associated With Metabolism as Early Predictor of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. American Diabetes Association. November 2022
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Dysregulated exosomal miRNAs in plasma from GDM pregnant women might influence the insulin and AMPK signaling pathways and could contribute to the early prediction of GDM
The stigma associated with gestational diabetes mellitus: A scoping review. EClincal medicine August 2022
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PATIENTS wITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES experience stigma as overt discrimination, internalized guilt + shame. Consequences: patients are unable to follow dietary recommendations and blood glucose logging, experience social isolation, and have worsened mental health
Lower versus Higher Glycemic Criteria for Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes. The New England Journal of Medicine. August 2022
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Lower glycemic criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes do not reduce the risk of a large-for-gestational-age infant
The Relationship between Food Security and Gestational Diabetes among Pregnant Women. American Journal of Perinatology Reports, August 2022
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A case report of 70 patients found that individuals with GD were more likely to experience food insecurity that those without
Obstetric-Neonatal Complications of Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review. Mexican Journal of Medical Research ICSA, June 2022
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Obstetric & neonatal complications SUCH AS preeclampsia, cesarean section, shoulder dyStocia & asphyxia remain prevalent among mothers with GD
Predictors of postpartum glucose metabolism disorders in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews October 2022
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A retrospective study in women with GD found several independent predictors of postpartum glucose metabolism disorders + T2D such as BMI, early GD diagnosis, 3rd trimester HbA1c
Trends and Characteristics in Gestational Diabetes: United States, 2016–2020. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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gestational diabetes rates increased 30% between 2016 - 2020, with an increase of 13% during the first year of the pandemic alone
Nowhere to go: Materntity Care Deserts Across the U.S. (2022 Report)
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nearly 7 million women in the U.S. have low or no access to maternity care and more than 1 in 3 counties have NO obstetric hospitals/birth centers and NO obstetric providers
Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 US States, 2017–2019
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OVER 80% OF PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE ACCORDING TO A NEW CDC REPORT
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