Journal article
Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) study
LJ Maple-Brown, A Brown, IL Lee, C Connors, J Oats, HD McIntyre, C Whitbread, E Moore, D Longmore, G Dent, S Corpus, M Kirkwood, S Svenson, P van Dokkum, S Chitturi, S Thomas, S Eades, M Stone, M Harris, C Inglis Show all
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Published : 2013
Abstract
Background: Diabetes in pregnancy carries an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for both the mother and foetus, but it also provides an excellent early opportunity for intervention in the life course for both mother and baby. In the context of the escalating epidemic of chronic diseases among Indigenous Australians, it is vital that this risk is reduced as early as possible in the life course of the individual. The aims of the PANDORA Study are to: (i) accurately assess rates of diabetes in pregnancy in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia, where 38% of babies are born to Indigenous mothers; (ii) assess demographic, clinical, biochemical, anthropometric, socioeconomic and early..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of PANDORA study participants, study staff, partner organisations and participating health services in the NT. The NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Study is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC, Partnership Project Grant#1032116). LMB is supported by NHMRC fellowship #605837. AB is supported by a Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship.