Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women
Authors' conclusion
It may be possible to address multiple risk factors related to intergenerational transmission of obesity in this high-risk setting using a group care-delivered intervention.
Study context
- Population
- Low-risk pregnant women at <14 weeks' gestation, American Samoacomplete case analysis
- Participants
- 80 women
- Comparison
- Group prenatal care-delivered intervention vs one-on-one usual care
- Primary endpoint
- Gestational weight gain and postpartum weight change
Methodological detailspreliminary effectiveness, group prenatal care-delivered intervention
- Preliminary effectiveness
- Group prenatal care-delivered intervention
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Gestational weight gain
P = 0.10
Secondary outcomes
Adequate GDM screening
Exclusive breastfeeding · 6 weeks post partum
GDM incidence
Macrosomia
Adequate GDM screening
- Similar between groups
Exclusive breastfeeding · 6 weeks post partum
- Clinically important between-group difference
GDM incidence
- Clinically important between-group difference
Macrosomia
- Clinically important between-group difference
Original publication
A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 10 September 2024. doi:10.
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