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Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • Implementation Science
  • Maternal Health

Background:

  • Gestational diabetes (GD) screening is limited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to resource constraints and low awareness.
  • Community-centered approaches can improve screening access in rural and Indigenous settings, but their implementation is poorly documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the community-based implementation process of a GD screening program in rural Guatemala.
  • To document the adaptation and early implementation of GD screening using the EPIS framework.

Main Methods:

  • A participatory approach was used to adapt international GD screening guidelines to the local context in Guatemala.
  • Iterative protocol refinement, stakeholder engagement, and feedback from community health educators informed the process.
  • Aggregate program data characterized screening uptake and feasibility.

Main Results:

  • Challenges included patient no-shows, community skepticism, and interpretation difficulties among health educators.
  • Adaptations simplified protocols, reduced loss to follow-up, and enhanced community engagement.
  • Screening expanded to comprehensive prenatal services with increased collaboration with the Ministry of Health. 103 Indigenous women were screened, with 12 diagnosed with GD.

Conclusions:

  • Systematically documenting real-world adaptation and stakeholder engagement is valuable for introducing GD screening in LMICs.
  • Lessons learned can inform similar maternal health initiatives in comparable rural and Indigenous contexts.