An Audit of Pre-Pregnancy Maternal Obesity and Diabetes Screening in Rural Regional Tasmania and Its Impact on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes.

Luccisano, SP; Weber, HC; Murfet, GO; Robertson, IK; Prior, SJ; Hills, AP

An Audit of Pre-Pregnancy Maternal Obesity and Diabetes Screening in Rural Regional Tasmania and Its Impact on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes.

Luccisano, SP Weber, HC Murfet, GO Robertson, IK Prior, SJ Hills, AP

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, (22), pp. 1-12
Issue Date:: 2021-11-16

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dc.contributor.author	Luccisano, SP
dc.contributor.author	Weber, HC
dc.contributor.author	Murfet, GO
dc.contributor.author	Robertson, IK
dc.contributor.author	Prior, SJ
dc.contributor.author	Hills, AP
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-02T05:13:43Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-13
dc.date.available	2022-02-02T05:13:43Z
dc.date.issued	2021-11-16
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, (22), pp. 1-12
dc.identifier.issn	1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn	1660-4601
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154125
dc.description.abstract	Maternal obesity in pregnancy, a growing health problem in Australia, adversely affects both mothers and their offspring. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is similarly associated with adverse pregnancy and neonatal complications. A low-risk digital medical record audit of antenatal and postnatal data of 2132 pregnant mothers who gave birth between 2016-2018 residing in rural-regional Tasmania was undertaken. An expert advisory group guided the research and informed data collection. Fifty five percent of pregnant mothers were overweight or obese, 43.6% gained above the recommended standards for gestational weight gain and 35.8% did not have an oral glucose tolerance test. The audit identified a high prevalence of obesity among pregnant women and low screening rates for gestational diabetes mellitus associated with adverse maternal and neonatal pregnancy outcomes. We conclude that there is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among pregnant women in rural regional Tasmania. Further GDM screening rates are low, which require addressing.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/ijerph182212006
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Toxicology
dc.subject.mesh	Body Mass Index
dc.subject.mesh	Diabetes, Gestational
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Obesity, Maternal
dc.subject.mesh	Overweight
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy Outcome
dc.subject.mesh	Tasmania
dc.subject.mesh	Body Mass Index
dc.subject.mesh	Diabetes, Gestational
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Obesity, Maternal
dc.subject.mesh	Overweight
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy Outcome
dc.subject.mesh	Tasmania
dc.title	An Audit of Pre-Pregnancy Maternal Obesity and Diabetes Screening in Rural Regional Tasmania and Its Impact on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	18
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
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Abstract:

Maternal obesity in pregnancy, a growing health problem in Australia, adversely affects both mothers and their offspring. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is similarly associated with adverse pregnancy and neonatal complications. A low-risk digital medical record audit of antenatal and postnatal data of 2132 pregnant mothers who gave birth between 2016-2018 residing in rural-regional Tasmania was undertaken. An expert advisory group guided the research and informed data collection. Fifty five percent of pregnant mothers were overweight or obese, 43.6% gained above the recommended standards for gestational weight gain and 35.8% did not have an oral glucose tolerance test. The audit identified a high prevalence of obesity among pregnant women and low screening rates for gestational diabetes mellitus associated with adverse maternal and neonatal pregnancy outcomes. We conclude that there is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among pregnant women in rural regional Tasmania. Further GDM screening rates are low, which require addressing.

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