Respecting tribal voices in the development of a gestational diabetes risk reduction preconception counseling program for American Indian/Alaska Native adolescent females: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Kelly R. Moore (Author), Sarah A. Stotz (Author), Martha Ann Terry (Author), Ellen W. Seely (Author), Kelly Gonzales (Author), Gale Marshall (Author), Kristen J. Nadeau (Author), Aletha Akers (Author), Yesenia Garcia-Reyes (Author), Denise Charron-Prochownik (Author), For the Stopping GDM Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) are disproportionately affected by adolescent obesity, adolescent pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). GDM is associated with increased risk for perinatal death, obesity, and subsequent type 2 diabetes (T2D) for the offspr...