Delivering family planning and preconception care to women with diabetes: Implementation challenges and promising strategies

Publication date: Available online 23 October 2019Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Cassondra Marshall, Laura BrittonAbstractDiabetes is increasingly prevalent among women of reproductive age and during pregnancy. The American Diabetes Association, which has called for improvements in the patient-centeredness of care, recommends preconception counseling and care for women of reproductive age with diabetes. However, data suggests this care is not sufficiently delivered. In this article, we describe demographic shifts in the need for preconception care and outline several changes at the clinical encounter as well as the health system- and community-levels that can help improve the delivery of diabetes-specific preconception care.
Source: Healthcare - Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research