Risk-Prioritised Versus Universal Medical Nutrition Therapy for Gestational Diabetes: A Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The optimal application of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) in treating gestational diabetes remains uncertain. MNT involves individualised nutrition assessment and counselling, which is labour-intensive and is not the sole type of intervention offered by clinical dietitians.

Objective

To determine whether pregnancy outcomes differed for individuals with gestational diabetes who were offered MNT on a risk-prioritised (RP) versus universal basis.

Methods

Observational data from two cohorts of individuals who were offered MNT only if they met the high-risk criteria following general group-based dietary education (RP1, n = 369; RP2, n = 446) were compared with a baseline cohort who were universally offered at least one MNT consultation (UM, n</

SUBMITTER: Smith RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11767799 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature