What is the impact of diabetes for Australian Aboriginal women when pregnant?

TY - JOUR

T1 - What is the impact of diabetes for Australian Aboriginal women when pregnant?

AU - Cynthia, Porter

AU - Timothy, Skinner

AU - Isabelle, Ellis

PY - 2011/7/1

Y1 - 2011/7/1

N2 - The impact differential of diabetes for Aboriginal maternal and infant health outcomes is different to Caucasian outcomes. With maternal diabetes, Aboriginal infant's birth weight increases and stillbirth rate is 22/1000 for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and 53/1000 for pre-existing diabetes while for Caucasian infant's birth weight decreases and stillbirth rate is 3/1000 for GDM and 11/1000 for pre-existing diabetes. Equity of services is required to achieve equality of health outcomes.

AB - The impact differential of diabetes for Aboriginal maternal and infant health outcomes is different to Caucasian outcomes. With maternal diabetes, Aboriginal infant's birth weight increases and stillbirth rate is 22/1000 for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and 53/1000 for pre-existing diabetes while for Caucasian infant's birth weight decreases and stillbirth rate is 3/1000 for GDM and 11/1000 for pre-existing diabetes. Equity of services is required to achieve equality of health outcomes.

KW - Aboriginal

KW - Diabetes

KW - Infant outcomes

KW - Maternal health

KW - Pregnancy

KW - Remote

KW - Rural

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960556059&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.03.013

DO - 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.03.013

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 21481485

AN - SCOPUS:79960556059

SN - 0168-8227

VL - 93

JO - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

JF - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

IS - 1

ER -