Stressful events, smoking exposure and other maternal risk factors associated with gestational diabetes mellitus.

The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has increased significantly in the last few decades in the US. Understanding its risk factors is imperative for the prevention of GDM and its sequelae, but the roles of behavioural risk factors such as stressful events and smoking on GDM are generally not well understood. Using data obtained from the New York State (NYS) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System survey for 2004-06 and the NYS birth certificates, we examined relationships between GDM, stressful events and smoking among 2690 women who had live singleton births and did not have pre-pregnancy diabetes.

Oral health during perinatal period in New York State. Evaluation of 2005 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data.

Perinatal health and oral health behaviors and experiences were evaluated using the 2005 New York State Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data. Pregnancy is an opportune time for oral health promotion; however, the data indicated that a substantial proportion of women reportedly did not make a dental visit and/or receive any oral health advice during pregnancy. We discuss the challenges, opportunities and next steps for promoting perinatal oral health programs in New York State.

Agreement between self-report and birth certificate for gestational diabetes mellitus: New York State PRAMS.

This study examined agreement (concordance or convergent validity) between self-report and birth certificate for gestational diabetes. Study population was 2,854 women who had live births 2-6 months earlier and responded to a questionnaire from the New York State Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey, 2004-2006. Agreement between self-report and birth certificate was assessed for the study population overall, and for subgroups defined by race, age, education, marital status, number of previous live births, time of first prenatal care, and birth weight of the newborn.