Glycemic control and healthcare utilization following pregnancy among women with pre-existing diabetes in Navajo Nation

Native American communities experience greater burden of diabetes than the general population, including high rates of Type 2 diabetes among women of childbearing age. Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with risks to both the mother and offspring, and glycemic control surrounding the pregnancy peri...

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Published in:BMC health services research 2018-08, Vol.18 (1), p.629-629, Article 629
Main Authors: Ho, Julius, Bachman-Carter, Karen, Thorkelson, Shelley, Anderson, Kristi, Jaggi, Jennifer, Brown, Chris, Nelson, Katrina, Curley, Cameron, King, Caroline, Atwood, Sid, Shin, Sonya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Body mass index
Care and treatment
Case management
Chronic illnesses
Codes
Collaboration
Comorbidity
Congenital diseases
Development and progression
Diabetes
Disease management
Electronic health records
Empowerment
Gestational diabetes
Glycemic control
Gynecology
Health aspects
Health services
Health services utilization
Healthcare
Medicaid
Medical research
Mortality
Native American
Native North Americans
Native reservations
Navajos
Obstetrics
Patients
Post-partum
Postpartum period
Pregnancy
Primary care
Public health
Review boards
Systematic review
Womens health
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Summary:Native American communities experience greater burden of diabetes than the general population, including high rates of Type 2 diabetes among women of childbearing age. Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with risks to both the mother and offspring, and glycemic control surrounding the pregnancy period is of vital importance. A retrospective chart review was conducted at a major Navajo Area Indian Health Service (IHS) hospital, tracking women with pre-existing diabetes who became pregnant between 2010 and 2012. Logistic regression was performed to find patient-level predictors of our desired primary outcome-having hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) consistently
ISSN:1472-6963
1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-018-3434-x