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Gestational diabetes care and outcomes for refugee women: a population-based cohort study.

S KhanZ YaoBaiju R Shah
Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2017)
Despite different circumstances leading to migration, refugees have a similar 'healthy immigrant effect' to other immigrants, with respect to adverse GDM outcomes. However, newborns of refugees were less likely to have well-baby care, and refugee women were also at especially high risk of developing diabetes post-partum. These are both important public health issues.
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