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Revista Matronas

Revista Matronas

ABRIL 2019 N° 1 Volumen 7

Evaluation of the implementation of protocols about diet advice and physical activity after diagnosis of gestational diabetes at the Murcian Health Se

Section: Originales

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Bastida Riquelme EJ. Evaluación de la instauración de protocolos sobre consejos dietéticos y actividad física tras diagnóstico de diabetes gestacional en el Servicio Murciano de Salud. Matronas hoy. 2019; 7(1):16-24.

Authors

Emilio José Bastida Riquelme

Position

Matrón. Máster Universitario en Nutrición y Salud. Servicio Murciano de Salud.

Abstract

Evaluation of the implementation of protocols about diet advice and physical activity after diagnosis of gestational diabetes at the Murcian Health Service

Introduction: gestational diabetes (GDM) is one the most fre­quent metabolic complications during pregnancy. This is a type of diabetes that, as its name implies, only appears during pregnancy, and is associated with an increase in the risk of maternal and fetal morbimortality that can be prevented and/or reduced through adequate control. Without having ob­jective figures, the prevalence of GDM in the Spanish population ranges between 7 and 12%.

The method used for diagnosis is prenatal screening (O´Sullivan Test) with an oral glucose overload and subsequent monitoring of glycemic levels between weeks 24 and 28 of pregnancy, or after the first prenatal appointment when there are risk factors for its development. Healthcare professionals play a critically important role, by providing health education, advice, and medical monitoring, in order to reduce maternal and fetal morbimortality.

Objective: to highlight the importance of implementing per­sonalized protocols about nutrition and exercise for pregnant women diagnosed with diabetes immediately after diagnosis, in order to reduce the risk of maternal and fetal morbimortality by improving glycemic control, and thus also reduce the potential need to implement pharmacological treatment with insulin.

Methodology: a type of qualitative study based on an ad hoc survey and answered by a representative sample of Primary Care healthcare professionals from Murcia, involved in the di­agnosis of gestational diabetes (37 participants).

Results: different inconsistencies were observed at the time of providing non-unified personalized diets under protocol by healthcare professionals; also the lack of a unique detailed protocol, as well as differences in prenatal monitoring fol­low-up (prenatal appointments) after the diagnosis of ges­tational diabetes.

Keywords:

gestational diabetes; pregnancy; pregnant woman; diet; nutritional education; exercise

Versión en Español

Título:

Evaluación de la instauración de protocolos sobre consejos dietéticos y actividad física tras diagnóstico de diabetes gestacional en el Servicio Murciano de Salud

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