Gestational diabetes - Major problems with post-partum testing.

Background: Post-partum follow up testing of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is important. All women, and their family doctors, receive written reminders. There are no recent major Australian reviews of the efficacy and compliance with this advice conducted in an ethnically representative population and using the current diagnostic criteria.

Key Characteristics of Public Health Interventions Aimed at Increasing Whole Grain Intake: A Systematic Review.

Objective: To identify characteristics of successful public health interventions aimed at increasing whole grain consumption.

Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses framework, guided by higher-quality interventions with greatest effect size, was adopted to conduct a systematic literature review.

Results: Of 8,500 initial records, only 8 interventions with demonstrated reach (up to national populations) and effectiveness (increasing consumption 8-27 g/d) were eligible for synthesis.