AN AUDIT OF A HEALTHCARE SERVICE FOR PREGNANT WOMAN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS (GDM)

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Larissa Cano de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Bertoli, João Pedro de Paula, Ribeiro e Silva, Rodrigo, Ribeiro e Silva, Thiago, Souza, Matheus Leite Ramos de, Silva, Jean Carl
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/7243
• topic: Medical Audit; Diabetes; Gestational; Tertiary Healthcare.; Auditoria médica; Diabetes gestacional; Atenção terciária à saúde.

Evaluate the treatment used and the weight classification of newborns (NB) of pregnant women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). A descriptive cross-sectional study was developed with pregnant women with GDM in a single gestation from April, 2011 to February, 2016. The data evaluated were the type of treatment used and the weight classification of the newborn. A total of 893 pregnant women were evaluated. Dietary and physical activity as sole therapy was used by 306 (34,3%), 366 (41%) needed metformin, the combination of metformin and insulin was necessary in 109 (12,2%) and only used insulin therapy (12,5%) pregnant women. There were 27 (3,0%) small for gestational age NB (SGA), 687 (76,9%) adequate for gestational age NB (AGA) and 179 (20,0%) large for gestational age NB (LGA). Metformin was the most used therapy and most of the newborns were AIG.