Diabetes in pregnancy 2014–2015

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Release Date: 12 Feb 2019
Author: AIHW

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This report examines the short-term impact of pre-existing diabetes (type 1 or type 2) and gestational diabetes on mothers in pregnancy and their babies between 2014 and 2015. The report analyses data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Data Collection.

ISSN: 2205-5010 (PDF) 1446-9820 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-76054-478-2
Cat. no: CDK 7
Pages: 24

Findings from this report:

40,500 (8.9%) mothers had gestational diabetes and 4,700 (1.0%) mothers had pre-existing diabetes.
More than 45,000 mothers who gave birth in Australia (excluding Victoria) had diabetes in 2014–2015.
Diabetes affects nearly 1 in 10 pregnancies recorded on the National Perinatal Data Collection.
Mothers with pre-existing diabetes and their babies were at highest risk of adverse effects.

Summary
Contents
Introduction
What is diabetes in pregnancy?
Why is monitoring diabetes in pregnancy important?
Profile of mothers with diabetes
- Outcomes for mothers
  - Labour
  - Hypertension
  - Pre-eclampsia
  - Length of hospital stay
- Outcomes for babies
  - Gestational age
  - Caesarean section
  - Birthweight
  - Apgar scores
  - Resuscitation
  - Length of hospital stay
  - Admission to special care nurseries and neonatal intensive care units
Indigenous mothers and babies
- Outcomes for mothers
- Outcomes for babies
Location
- Remoteness areas
  - Outcomes for mothers
  - Outcomes for babies
- Socioeconomic areas
  - Outcomes for mothers
  - Outcomes for babies
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Glossary
References

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