Care provided to women during and after a pregnancy complicated by hyperglycaemia: the impacts of a multi-component health systems intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experience a disproportionate burden of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy. A multi-component health systems intervention aiming to improve antenatal and postpartum care was implemented across Australia's Northern Territory (NT) and Far North Queensland (FNQ) between 2016 and 2019. Components included clinician education, improving recall systems, enhancing policies and guidelines, and embedding Diabetes in Pregnancy (DIP) Clinical Registers in systems of care. This program was evaluated to determine impacts on clinical practice and maternal health.

Methods

Data for women with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy from primary care clinical records and the DIP Clinical Registers were analysed to assess changes in: antenatal and postpartu

SUBMITTER: MacKay D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11952800 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature