What is the impact of diabetes for Australian Aboriginal women when pregnant?

Cynthia Porter; Timothy Skinner; I Ellis

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2011.03.013

What is the impact of diabetes for Australian Aboriginal women when pregnant?

Cynthia Porter, Timothy Skinner, I Ellis

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Abstract

The impact differential of diabetes for Aboriginal maternal and infant health outcomes is different to Caucasian outcomes. With maternal diabetes, Aboriginal infant's birth weight increases and stillbirth rate is 22/1000 for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and 53/1000 for pre-existing diabetes while for Caucasian infant's birth weight decreases and stillbirth rate is 3/1000 for GDM and 11/1000 for pre-existing diabetes. Equity of services is required to achieve equality of health outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e29-e32
Journal	Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume	93
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2011.03.013
Publication status	Published - Jul 2011

Keywords

Aboriginal
Diabetes
Infant outcomes
Maternal health
Pregnancy
Remote
Rural

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