Trends and Disparities Among Diabetes-Complicated Births in Minnesota, 1993-2003.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Devlin, Heather M.; Desai, Jay; Holzman, Gregory S.
- Source
- American Journal of Public Health; January 2008, Vol. 98 Issue 1, p59-62, 4p
- Subject
- Social status
Labor (Obstetrics) -- Complications
Pregnancy complications
Gestational diabetes
Statistics
Demographic surveys
Childbirth
Health
Epidemiology
Public health
Americans
Maternal health
Birth rate
Diabetes
Health of mothers
Women's health
Type 2 diabetes
Infant health
Vital statistics
Minnesota
United States
North America
- Language
- ISSN
- 00900036
We used Minnesota birth certificate data from 1993-2003 to test 2 hypotheses: rates of diabetes-complicated pregnancy are increasing, and disparities between more and less socially advantaged groups are widening. Significant increases occurred in rates (per 1000 live births) of prepregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (from 2.6 to 4.9 and 25.6 to 34.8, respectively). Increases were significant in all demographic groups except gestational diabetes among American Indian mothers, and disparities worsened among all groups. Targeted interventions and surveillance improvements are needed. (Am J Public Health. 2008;98:59-62. doi: 10.2105/AJ PH.2006.095877) Reprinted by permission of the publisher.