Authors
Wendy L Bennett, Hsien-Yen Chang, David M Levine, Lin Wang, Donna Neale, Erika F Werner, Jeanne M Clark
Publication date
2014/4
Journal
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume
29
Pages
636-645
Publisher
Springer US
Description
BACKGROUND
Because pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, are risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, post-delivery follow-up is recommended.
OBJECTIVE
To determine predictors of post-delivery primary and obstetric care utilization in women with and without medical complications.
RESEARCH DESIGN
Five-year retrospective cohort study using commercial and Medicaid insurance claims in Maryland.
SUBJECTS
7,741 women with a complicated pregnancy (GDM, hypertensive disorders and pregestational diabetes mellitus [DM]) and 23,599 women with a comparison pregnancy.
MEASURES
We compared primary and postpartum obstetric care utilization …
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