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Aims The aim of our study was to assess uptake of pre-pregnancy counselling and its impact on HbA1c level. We looked to establish whether lower HbA1c levels and counselling improved outcomes in pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes. Methods Electronic record of all pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes booked..
Published: | 25/04/2023 |
Authors: | Collings S, Christian S, Pankaja S, McNulty S, Davies H, Milne R, Gallagher CG, Bujawansa S |
Aims The National Diabetes in Pregnancy Audit in 2020 demonstrated that the percentage increase of women with type 1 diabetes under our service achieving an HbA1c
Published: | 25/04/2023 |
Authors: | Milne R, McNulty S, Pankaja S, Davies H, Gallagher CG, Christian S, Bujawansa S |
Aim Gestational Diabetes (GDM) affects 1 in 23 UK pregnancies and can lead to adverse maternal & neonatal outcomes. PPI empowers those affected by a condition to influence future care. The aim of this project was to explore the experiences of GDM care for a group of women and their partners attending a..
Published: | 25/04/2023 |
Authors: | Gallagher CG, Christian S, Pankaja S, McNulty S, Davies H, Milne R, Bujawansa S |
Aims NICE guidelines for screening state that all GDM patients should be screened for diabetes at 6 to 12 weeks postpartum. Previous published data have given a national rate of less than 20% [1]. Our previously published data showed a 45% follow up [2]. We re-reviewed our screening rate after the interventions of: discussion with and..
Published: | 25/04/2023 |
Authors: | McNulty S, Milne R, Gallagher CG, Pankaja S, Christian S, Davies H, Bujawansa S |
Aims England and Wales report on average, 700,000 annual pregnancies. From these 5% are complicated with hyperglycaemia with 87.5% of these Gestational diabetes (GDM). Pregnant women living with obesity are at higher risk of developing GDM. There is a linear relationship between glucose and adverse pregnancy outcomes. We noted a marked increase in..
Published: | 23/03/2022 |
Authors: | Gallagher CG, Milne R, Davies H, McNulty S, Pankaja S, Bujawansa S |
Introduction A rise in incidence of gastroschisis has been reported. We investigated the incidence in our unit. Methods In a retrospective series; maternal case notes of all gastroschisis patients diagnosed in utero at a single NHS centre over a 6-year period were reviewed (n = 14). Results Gastroschisis was diagnosed in 14 fetuses,..
Published: | 07/10/2016 |
Authors: | Pankaja S |
Aims NICE updated its guidance on diabetes in pregnancy in February 2015. The changes included recommending cut-off values for diagnosing gestational diabetes (GDM) and lowering the target pre-prandial glucose levels from
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Bujawansa S, McNulty S, Wilkinson P, Michaels S, Pankaja S |
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