Effect of WeChat on nutrition instructions to women of advanced maternal age with gestational diabetes mellitus
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2016.04.014
- VernacularTitle:运用微信对妊娠期糖尿病高龄孕妇进行饮食指导的效果*
- Author:
Xiaoying HUANG
;
Qiucheng YANG
;
Zhao XU
;
Xiumei LIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
advanced age;
gestational diabetes mellitus;
nutrition intervention;
wechat;
labor ways;
blood glucose
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2016;15(4):51-54
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of WeChat on nutrition instructions to women of advanced maternal age with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods Eighty women of advanced maternal age with GDM in our hospital during January to December 2014 were divided according to their registration nubmer into two group in eqaul number: those with even number in the observation group and those with odd number in the control group. Those in the control group took part in the health educaiton lectures by the parturient school and those in the observation group were instructed on the WeChat besides education from the school. The two groups were compared in terms of blood glucose control and delivery outcomes. Result The level of blood glucose in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05) and the rates for cesarean delivery and vaginal birth were significantly lower and the rate of spontaneous labor was significantly higher than those of the control group (P>0.05). Conclusion Wechat is effective in providing the women of advanced maternal age with nutrition instructions and beneficial for the control of blood glucose level and the decrease of cesarean delivery and vaginal birth rates.
