Educational Foundation of Assis Municipality, Faculty of Medicine, Assis, SP, Brazil
Research Article
The Challenges for Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Brazil: A Cross-sectional Study in a Low-risk Obstetric Hospital
Author(s): Bruna Marcolino Paes Maria, Debora Giovanna Fernandes Vivaldo, Thais Sales Izidoro, Ana Paula Costa De Freitas, Luiz Takano, Talita Domingues Caldeirao and Carlos Izaias Sartorao Filho*
Background: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a very prevalent disease and can cause several morbidities for women and their offspring. The literature demonstrates the necessity for a better approach during prenatal assistance to detect and treat the disease. We aimed to evaluate the model and efficacy of GDM screening and diagnosis in a referenced low-risk obstetrical center of the municipality of Assis, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Moreover, the specific objective was to evaluate the prevalence of GDM.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of pregnant women, in which 257 prenatal cards and the clinical approaches used for GDM diagnosis and their results. We observed the consecutive patients admitted to the low-risk referenced obstetrical service of the "Santa Casa de Assis-SP" for childbirth from January to.. View More»
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