Community health workers help with postpartum diabetes screening
Part of Hormones & metabolism, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether a community health worker can help screen pregnant women for diabetes after they give birth. It aims to catch diabetes early and improve health for mothers.
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Who can take part
- You are pregnant and at least 24 weeks along.
- You live in a specific slum community that the study is working in.
- You have not had diabetes before this pregnancy.
- You are willing to fast for 8 hours and then have a blood sugar test done by a community health worker.
- If you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, you agree to follow-up visits with the health worker after your baby is born.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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