Journal article
Improving systems of care during and after a pregnancy complicated by hyperglycaemia: A protocol for a complex health systems intervention
D MacKay, R Kirkham, N Freeman, K Murtha, P Van Dokkum, J Boyle, S Campbell, F Barzi, C Connors, K O'Dea, J Oats, P Zimmet, M Wenitong, A Sinha, AJ Hanley, E Moore, D Peiris, A McLean, B Davis, C Whitbread Show all
BMC Health Services Research | BMC | Published : 2020
Abstract
Background: Many women with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy do not receive care during and after pregnancy according to standards recommended in international guidelines. The burden of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy falls disproportionately upon Indigenous peoples worldwide, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia. The remote and regional Australian context poses additional barriers to delivering healthcare, including high staff turnover and a socially disadvantaged population with a high prevalence of diabetes. Methods: A complex health systems intervention to improve care for women during and after a pregnancy complicated by hyperglycaemia will be implemented in remote ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study is funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant 1092968, and was independently peer-reviewed by this funding body. DM is supported by NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship GNT1168668; JB was supported by NHMRC Career Development Fellowship; DP is supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (ID 1143904) and a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship; JES was supported by NHMRC Fellowship 1079438; AB was supported by a Sylvia and Charles Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship and NHMRC Research Fellowship 1137563; LMB is supported by NHMRC Fellowship 605837. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the NHMRC or Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases. The funders had no role in the study design, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.