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Introduction of diabetic retinopathy screening into an antenatal clinic: Impact on maternal screening and diagnosis rates.
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Article
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*MATERNAL health services
*KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
*GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin
*SPECIALTY hospitals
*MEDICAL screening
*TERTIARY care
*PREGNANT women
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PREGNANCY complications
*HEALTH care teams
*PHOTOGRAPHY
*DIABETIC retinopathy
*PRENATAL care
*GESTATIONAL diabetes
*EYE examination
*PREGNANCY
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0004-8666
Abstract
Pregnancy is a risk factor for the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in women with pre‐gestational diabetes. However, a minority of pregnant women with diabetes adhere to retinal screening recommendations. The introduction of an onsite retinal camera at our tertiary maternity hospital significantly increased the proportion of women who received at least one retinal screen during pregnancy (93.0% vs 54.3%, P < 0.001) and the identification of both DR and DR progression. We conclude that the use of a retinal camera in similar clinics is a feasible option to improve DR screening and diagnosis rates in pregnancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]