Exploring application of WeChat for gestational diabetes mellitus management / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To researching the effect of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevention and control management by WeChat consultation on the Internet platform. Methods There were 586 pregnant women who performed prenatal care regularly and accepted glucose tolerance test for GDM at 24 to 28 weeks in our hospital during 2015 and 2016 as research objects. Determination of the observation groupin 2016, the 308 people who match the condition of the study during annual prenatal examination in line, in addition to routine guidance outside the clinic and joined the division to establish a dedicated WeChat group for a comprehensive health management consulting. Determination of the control groupin 2015, the 278 people who match the condition of the study during annual prenatal examination in line were treated as control groups. The two groups of observation indexes included the fasting blood glucose and two-hour postprandial blood glucose control in GDM pregnant women, the weight growth rate of the whole pregnancy, cesarean section rate, birth rate of newborns, neonatal referral rate and so on. Results The rate of fasting blood glucose and two-hour postprandial blood glucose control in the observation group was significantly better than that in the control group (t=2.01-3.11, all P<0.05). According to the pre-pregnancy physical index, the weight growth of the observation group was significantly better than the control group (t=2.12-3.76, all P<0.05).The cesarean section rate, birth rate and neonatal referral rate were 21.10％(65/308), 4.87％(15/308), 7.14％(22/308)in the observation group , and 28.78％(80/278), 10.07％(28/278), 12.23％(34/278)in the control group, there were significant differences (U = 2.10-2.42, all P<0.05). Conclusions Gestational diabetes prevention and control management in the Internet platform for WeChat consultation application effect is remarkable, which can effectively improve the maternal and child outcomes. In the protection of maternal and child health is of great significance.