2024
A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women
Hawley N, Faasalele‐Savusa K, Faiai M, Suiaunoa‐Scanlan L, Loia M, Ickovics J, Kocher E, Piel C, Mahoney M, Suss R, Trocha M, Rosen R, Muasau‐Howard B. A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women. Obesity 2024, 32: 1833-1843. PMID: 39256170, DOI: 10.1002/oby.24102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainPostpartum weight changeGestational diabetes screeningClinically important between-group differenceDiabetes screeningGestational diabetesUsual care participantsPrenatal care interventionsMode of birthLow-risk pregnant womenPre-pregnancy obesityAmerican Samoan womenIncidence of gestational diabetesProportion of womenGestational diabetes incidenceInfant birth weightWeight gainBetween-group differencesCare interventionsCare participantsPreliminary effectivenessWeight changeRandom group assignmentDiabetes incidenceHigh-risk settings
2015
An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa
Freeman J, Thompson K, Muasau-Howard B, Ah Ching J, McGarvey S, Hawley N. An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2015, 1: 68. DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2015.914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral glucose tolerance testMedical record reviewGlucose tolerance testWeeks of gestationHigh-risk populationFetal complicationsPregnancy obesityGDM screeningGestational diabetesRecord reviewPregnant womenClinical recordsSocio-demographic characteristicsTolerance testScreening practicesClinical auditInadequate screeningLocal guidelinesRisk populationsIndependent sample t-testImproved screeningSocio-demographic differencesGDMChi-squareSample t-test