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The Impact Of Maternal Diabetes On Fetal And Infant Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis Of Peridata.Net® From 2013 To 2017, Christina Lynn Dzioba

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ABSTRACT

THE IMPACT OF MATERNAL DIABETES ON FETAL AND INFANT OUTCOMES:

A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF PERIDATA.NET® FROM 2013 TO 2017

Christina Dzioba, MS, ARNP, WHNP-BC, C-EFM

Background: Diabetes is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for most of the developed world and is known to contribute to adverse maternal, fetal, and infant outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of maternal diabetes to fetal and infant outcomes for infants born in a small heterogeneous urban community with significant disparities in infant mortality using data in the PeriData.Net® database.

Methods: Women with diabetes were case matched …

Relationship Between Patient-Health Coach Interactions And Changes In Markers Of Glucose Homeostasis, Jason P. Nagy

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Diabetes and insulin resistance are on the rise in the United States. Early detection and deployment of therapies has allowed for the reversal of pancreatic beta cell damage. Unfortunately, not all providers can offer the support to facilitating the required life style modifications. The introduction of clinical health consultants (CHC) as supplemental care has improved patient health for a variety of chronic diseases. Missing in the literature are studies investigating the correlation between the number of CHC interactions and improvement in biomarkers.

The study utilized a non-experimental, retrospective study design to evaluate the relationship between the use between the use …