Twenty-eight Aboriginal women and 112 age-matched controls were identified from a retrospective chart review of deliveries over a 1-year period in northern Victoria. Significantly more Aboriginal women were screened for gestational diabetes and met criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Overall mode of delivery was similar amongst the two groups. Babies born to Aboriginal mothers were significantly smaller and less likely to be breast fed than those from the non-Aboriginal group.
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Am J Lifestyle Med
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Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM), University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
First Nations women in Australia diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, co-designed and attended a programmed shared medical appointment that included continuous glucose monitors and culturally responsive food appreciation activities over 8 weekly sessions to improve glycaemic control. The project was a single site, longitudinal change from baseline, mixed methods, feasibility study using HbA1c as the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcome measures included, weight, metabolic health-related blood panels, CGM, Blood Glucose Levels (BGL) time-in-range percentage, Patient Activation Measure (PAM) and Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) tools and client satisfaction survey and semi focussed interviews.
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia.
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Jamieson Trauma Institute, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Metro North Health, L13, Block 7, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia.
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Rhodanthe Lipsett Indigenous Midwifery Trust, Australia; Australian Catholic University, Australia. Electronic address:
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