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Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Postpartum Depression, and Hypertension Affecting Pregnancies in Rural
Amber M Healy1,2, Mallory Faherty3, Jordan Ackerman4
1Ohio University, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Objective:
Determine if diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases the incidence of postpartum depression (PPD) in rural Appalachian Ohio.
Methods:
A retrospective chart review was conducted to review pregnancies between February 2020 and March 2023 to look for diagnoses of gestational diabetes and PPD.
Results:
The population studied showed that 5.41% of pregnancies were affected by gestational diabetes, 7.76% of pregnancies had associated PPD, and 1.26% had both. Hypertension incidence that was a secondary data point in this study showed that 20.4% of pregnancies were affected by a form of hypertension.
Conclusions:
Incidence of gestational diabetes and PPD were similar in this population to the rest of the United States and occurred together at low rates. Hypertension was a more common condition that affected pregnancies in this population.
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