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. 2014 Oct;32(4):178-82.
doi: 10.2337/diaclin.32.4.178.

Disparities in postpartum follow-up in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Irène P Mathieu, Yanna Song, Shubhada M Jagasia

Disparities in postpartum follow-up in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Irène P Mathieu et al. Clin Diabetes. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

In Brief Postpartum follow-up for patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is essential to manage future disease risk. In a diverse, urban population of GDM patients at a major medical center, high fasting glucose, high BMI at diagnosis, and low education level were associated with not following up in the endocrinology clinic after delivery; patients least likely to follow up are, therefore, also at greatest risk of GDM complications. Although race/ethnicity was not a significant predictor of follow-up, Hispanic/Latina and African-American patients were more likely to have risk factors for postpartum clinical attrition.

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