Does South Africa need a diabetes-in-pregnancy study group?

Adam, Sumaiya; Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Rheeder, Paul; Pheiffer, Carmen

dc.contributor.author	Adam, Sumaiya
dc.contributor.author	Dias, Stephanie Charmaine
dc.contributor.author	Rheeder, Paul
dc.contributor.author	Pheiffer, Carmen
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-22T13:08:05Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-22T13:08:05Z
dc.date.issued	2019-07
dc.description.abstract	The prevalence of non-communicable diseases in South Africa (SA) is increasing. Alarmingly, SA is one of the nations with the most obese people in the world. The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is similarly increasing. However, while healthcare policies focus on communicable and non-communicable diseases, advocacy for screening, immediate and long-term management and follow-up of GDM are lacking.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Obstetrics and Gynaecology	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Internal Medicine
dc.description.librarian	pm2020	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.samj.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Adam, S., Dias, S., Rheeder, P. & Pheiffer, C. 2019, 'Does South Africa need a diabetes-in-pregnancy study group?', South African Medical Journal, vol. 109, no. 7, pp. 455-456.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn	0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.other	10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i7.14071
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74706
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2019. This open-access article is distributed under Creative Commons licence CC-BY-NC 4.0.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Diabetes-in-pregnancy	en_ZA
dc.subject	Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)	en_ZA
dc.subject	South Africa (SA)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)	en_ZA
dc.title	Does South Africa need a diabetes-in-pregnancy study group?	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA