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Trends and burden of diabetes in pregnancy among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers in Western Australia, 1998-2015

Diabetes in pregnancy (DIP), which includes pre-gestational and gestational diabetes, is more prevalent among Aboriginal women. DIP and its adverse neonatal outcomes are associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the offspring.

Citation:
Ahmed MA, Bailey HD, Pereira G, White SW, Wong K, Shepherd CCJ. Trends and burden of diabetes in pregnancy among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers in Western Australia, 1998-2015. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):263.

Keywords:
Aboriginal; Diabetes in pregnancy; Gestational diabetes; Indigenous; Large for gestational age; Pre-gestational diabetes; Torres Strait islanders

Abstract:
Diabetes in pregnancy (DIP), which includes pre-gestational and gestational diabetes, is more prevalent among Aboriginal women. DIP and its adverse neonatal outcomes are associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the offspring.