Non-medical strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus : a literature review

Other Title(s)

الاستراتيجيات غير الطبية لتحسين نتائج الحمل في النساء المصابات بسكري الحمل : مراجعة الأدبيات

Joint Authors

Nandy, Karabi
Hashimiyah, Iman
Seshan, Vidya

Source

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Issue

Vol. 19, Issue 1 (28 Feb. 2019), pp.4-10, 7 p.

Publisher

Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Publication Date

2019-02-28

Country of Publication

Oman

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Medicine

Topics

Abstract EN

This review aimed to examine the literature related to non-medical strategies used to improve pregnancy outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to determine the risk of bias of the selected studies.

Treatment for GDM is changing due to the increased prevalence of GDM-related maternal and neonatal complications.

A growing body of evidence suggests that early detection, aggressive monitoring and management of GDM using non-medical strategies can greatly improve outcomes for pregnant women and their babies.

PubMed® (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature® (EBSCO Information Services, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA), SCOPUS® (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands) and other electronic databases were searched for relevant literature published between 2005–2015.

A total of 15 studies on women with GDM that met the inclusion criteria were included in this review and assessment of risk of bias was performed for each study.

The results of the studies were consistent with findings of significant improvement in maternal and neonatal outcomes when diet was combined with moderate exercise, self-monitoring of blood glucose and individualised health education.

Future intervention studies in this area should be focussed on identifying and implementing factors that enhance and encourage adherence to the healthy behaviours mentioned above.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hashimiyah, Iman& Nandy, Karabi& Seshan, Vidya. 2019. Non-medical strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus : a literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 19, no. 1, pp.4-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891372

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hashimiyah, Iman…[et al.]. Non-medical strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus : a literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 19, no. 1 (Feb. 2019), pp.4-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891372

American Medical Association (AMA)

Hashimiyah, Iman& Nandy, Karabi& Seshan, Vidya. Non-medical strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus : a literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 19, no. 1, pp.4-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891372

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 9-10

Record ID

BIM-891372