Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
The effects of a couple-based gestational diabetes mellitus intervention on self-management and pregnancy outcomes: A randomised controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
The Couples Coping with GDM Programme was associated with improvements in GDM knowledge of women and their partners and in women's self-management, and with lower gestational weight gain and infant birth weight.
Study context
- Population
- Pregnant women with suboptimal Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) self-management and their partners, 3 hospitals in Chinacouples
- Participants
- 70 vs 70
- Comparison
- Couple-based GDM programme vs individual GDM education
- Interventionn = 70
- Controln = 70reference
- Primary endpoint
- GDM self-management and pregnancy outcomes
Methodological detailsmulticentre
- Multicentre
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
GDM knowledge and self-management
- GDM knowledge (women and partners) and GDM self-management improved significantly in both groups, with stronger improvement with intervention
Further findings
Gestational weight gain · significantly less weight gain with intervention
P = 0.008
Infant birth weight · significantly lower with intervention
P = 0.008
Other pregnancy outcomes
- No significant differences in other pregnancy outcomes
Original publication
The effects of a couple-based gestational diabetes mellitus intervention on self-management and pregnancy outcomes: A randomised controlled trial. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 11 October 2023. doi:10.
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