Patterns of Postpartum Primary Care Follow-up and Diabetes-Related Care After Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Gestational diabetes (GD) affects up to 10% of pregnancies and increases lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes 10-fold; postpartum diabetes evaluation and primary care follow-up are critical in preventing and detecting type 2 diabetes. Despite clinical guidelines recommending universal follow-up, little remains known about how often individuals with GD access primary care and type 2 diabetes screening.

Objective

To describe patterns of primary care follow-up and diabetes-related care among individuals with and without GD in the first year post partum.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used a private insurance claims database to compare follow-up in the first year post partum between individuals with GD, type 2 diabetes, and no diabetes diagnosi

SUBMITTER: D'Amico R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512597 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature