- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) (a condition wherein a high blood sugar level presents in the mother during pregnancy). While GDM poses great risks in the health of both the mother (haemorrhage, pre-eclampsia and sepsis) and the child (fetal macrosomia, spontaneous abortion and intrauterine death), very minimal forms of interventions in terms of diagnosis, treatment and prevention are present. Catching the condition early and managing it during the pregnancy will help avoid complications and will reduce morbidity and possibly both maternal and infant mortality among pregnant women and their children.
- Screening kits and treatment protocols for GDM are only available among private medical practitioners and their clients who can afford to pay for such health services. Pregnant women accessing public health facilities have some access to such services to date at a cost that is a burden to many of our poor women who barely have enough to meet the daily needs of their families.
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