Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of a regional prepregnancy care (PPC) programme for women with both types 1 and 2 diabetes.Methods: This prospective cohort study included women with pregestational diabetes attending five antenatal centres in the West of Ireland between January 2006 and December 2013. Comparisons were made between those that did and did not attend the PPC programme. Primary outcomes included composite adverse neona...

Introduction: It is postulated that uptake rates for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening would be improved if offered in a setting more accessible to the patient. However, this has not been previously investigated, nor has the feasibility or the acceptability of such an alternative. The aim of this study is to evaluate the rate of uptake of GDM screening in the primary vs secondary care setting, and to qualitatively explore the providers’ experience of primary c...