Health system and societal barriers for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) services - lessons from World Diabetes Foundation supported GDM projects

Health system and societal barriers for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) services - lessons from World Diabetes Foundation supported GDM projects

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Maternal mortality and morbidity remains high in many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) represents an underestimated and unrecognised impediment to optimal maternal health in LMIC; left untr...

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Main Authors: Nielsen Karoline Kragelund, de Courten Maximilian, Kapur Anil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
Subjects:
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Health system
Society
Barriers
Low- and middle-income countries
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/12/33

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