Impact of experiencing multiple vulnerabilities on fetal growth and complications in women with hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In women with hyperglycemia in pregnancy living in France, psychosocial deprivation is associated with both earlier and greater exposure to the condition, as well as poorer maternofetal prognosis. We explored the impact of this and two other socioeconomic vulnerability indicators-food insecurity and poor language proficiency-on adherence to prenatal care and maternal and fetal outcomes.

Methods

In a socially deprived suburb of Paris, we selected women who delivered between 01/01/2012 and 31/12/2018 and received care (nurse, dietician, diabetologist evaluation, advice, regular follow-up to adjust insulin doses if requested) for hyperglycemia in pregnancy. We analyzed the associations between individual psychosocial deprivation, food insecurity, French language prof

SUBMITTER: Bihan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585815 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature