Gestational diabetes mellitus: Compliance with testing

An audit of birth records of two public and one private hospital was undertaken, over a 6‐month period, to determine compliance with the local policy that all women are tested for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Overall 92.1% of women were tested for GDM. When those women who delivered their ba...

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Published in:Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology 2003-12, Vol.43 (6), p.469-470
Main Authors: Moses, Robert G., Webb, Alison J., Comber, Christine D., Walton, John G., Coleman, Keith J., Davis, Warren S., McCosker, Clive J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
audit
Australiasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
compliance with local policy
Diabetes, Gestational - diagnosis
Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology
Female
gestational diabetes mellitus
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Private - standards
Hospitals, Public - standards
Humans
Mass Screening - standards
Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
Medical Audit
Medical Records
New South Wales - epidemiology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis - standards
Prenatal Diagnosis - statistics & numerical data
Wollongong
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Summary:An audit of birth records of two public and one private hospital was undertaken, over a 6‐month period, to determine compliance with the local policy that all women are tested for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Overall 92.1% of women were tested for GDM. When those women who delivered their babies early or who had no prenatal care were excluded, then there was 95.3% compliance with the advice for universal testing.
ISSN:0004-8666
1479-828X
DOI:10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00118.x