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Rodgers, L. et al. Choice of HbA1c threshold for identifying individuals at high risk of type 2 diabetes and implications for diabetes prevention programmes: a cohort study.
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Rodgers ORCID: orcid. Hill 2 , John M. Dennis 3 , Zoe Craig 4 , Benedict May 5 , Andrew T. Hattersley 6 , Timothy J. McDonald 7 , Rob C. Shields 3 na1 Show authors BMC Medicine volume 19 , Article number: Cite this article Accesses 4 Citations 14 Altmetric Metrics details. Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes T2D is common and increasing in prevalence.
Conclusions A large proportion of people are identified as high-risk using current thresholds. Background Type 2 diabetes T2D is both common and rapidly increasing in prevalence.
Flow chart of patients through the study. Full size image. Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the cohort Full size table. Table 2 Predictive value of HbA1c Full size table. Discussion We have shown in our UK population cohort that current guidance for using HbA1c to identify those at risk of future diabetes classifies a large proportion of the population as high-risk often termed pre-diabetes.
Conclusion In a UK population, a large proportion of people are identified as high-risk using current thresholds, with modest 5-year risk of diabetes. Availability of data and materials The authors do not have permission to share these data. Abbreviations ADA: American Diabetes Association AUC ROC: Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve CI: Confidence interval DPP: Diabetes prevention programme EXTEND: Exeter 10, cohort FPG: Fasting plasma glucose IEC: International Expert Committee IQR: Inter quartile range LRS: Leicester Risk Score NHS: National Health Service NICE: National Institute for Health Care Excellence NPV: Negative predictive value OGTT: Oral glucose tolerance test pp: Per person PPV: Positive predictive value PRB: Peninsula Research Bank T2D: Type 2 diabetes UK: United Kingdom WHO: World Health Organization.
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Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Dr B Knight for her helpful comments and the volunteers for dedicating their time to completing the study. Funding The NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility is a partnership between the University of Exeter Medical School College of Medicine and Health, and Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
Author information Author notes Angus Jones and Beverley M. Shields are joint senior authors. Authors and Affiliations Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter Medical School, South Cloisters, St Lukes Campus, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK Lauren R.
Hill Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK John M. Shields Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Zoe Craig College of Mathematics Engineering and Physical Science, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK Benedict May Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK Andrew T.
Hattersley Academic Department of Blood Sciences, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK Timothy J. McDonald Authors Lauren R.
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Supplementary Information. Additional file 1. Characteristics of those who provided baseline data only. Additional file 2. Leicester Risk Score. Additional file 3. Sensitivity analysis excluding data after the launch of the UK diabetes prevention programme. Additional file 4. Additional file 5.
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Note the doubled transfer rate for the birth center study. Why is that? However, I did note that in the birth center study women with previous vaginal birth s who were planning a VBAC had one-third the transfer rate of those with no previous vaginal birth s. So I had no data available on comparison of transfer rate of VBACs in homebirth.
Next I looked at the individual rates of medical interventions and found that interventions occurred in homebirths at a rate of less than half that in the hospital. The birth center study had a 1. Keep in mind that Apgar scores do not necessarily indicate problems later in life 45 ; instead, they indicate the need for medical assistance at that moment in time.
Midwife Grindrod mentioned that she likes to do a minute Apgar score, which she finds indicative of problems or the need to transport. The homebirth study did not discuss particular adverse events or complications.
The birth center study looked at only certain events: 1 maternal or perinatal death; 2 the need for hysterectomy; 3 five-minute Apgar score less than 7; 4 frequency of uterine rupture. The cesarean section rate was low in both studies when compared to all other studies that have been reported.
Having had a previous vaginal delivery was associated with a higher VBAC success rate: The cesarean rate for intended homebirths was 8. The authors of the homebirth study concluded that comparing neonatal mortality rates among all studies is difficult due to differing population sizes and study designs.
No maternal deaths were reported in either the homebirth study or the birth center study, although maternal death rates are known to be higher in the hospital setting. Is HBAC more successful than hospital VBAC?
In a casual analysis of statistics from an ICAN e-mail list I noted that among 74 women who planned an HBAC:. While not scientific, it does mirror the experiences of the local Rochester chapter of ICAN: Women planning an HBAC are much more likely to have one than women planning a hospital VBAC.
The ability to identify uterine rupture symptoms is a key element in assessing HBAC safety. In discussions with local midwives we identified several factors that should be established or assessed:.
However, HBAC seems to be a viable option at this point in time, if women are screened carefully for low risk points and risk factors see sidebars. Midwife Grindrod made a point that these should be guidelines rather than rules and, more importantly, that they serve as guidelines for future research.
By teaching women to stay healthy and low-risk through education, nutrition, exercise, choosing birth place and care provider wisely, we can reduce the chances of medically necessary cesareans. All these factors have a significant impact not only on cesarean prevention but also on successful VBAC.
If care providers assess each woman individually for risk factors and restrict VBACs based only on individual findings, HBAC is a healthy choice for many women who have previously had cesareans.
Last, but not least: Avoid primary c-section! We live in a time where birth should be the best of both worlds: Homebirth for most and the technology to prevent or to help those in trouble if necessary.
The medical model is still at war with the midwifery model, and things are getting increasingly worse. As a result of the unnecessarily high cesarean rate, we now must deal with the issue of VBAC and an increase in the demand for HBAC. One from the Netherlands and one from Canada.
Both found that Midwife attended homebirths for low risk women were just as safe as hospital births. See references below. CMAJ de Jonge A, van der Goes B, Ravelli A, Amelink-Verburg M, Mol B, Nijhuis J, Bennebroek Gravenhorst J, Buitendijk S.
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General Cesarean Risks Since we are talking about risk, I had to include the risks of c-sections to balance things out a bit. Homebirth after Cesarean So what does all of this mean for women who want a homebirth?
This left me with the homebirth and birth center studies, which I analyzed for a number of factors: Statistics on transfer home to hospital or birth center to hospital Homebirth study— Interventions Next I looked at the individual rates of medical interventions and found that interventions occurred in homebirths at a rate of less than half that in the hospital.
Incidence of complications The birth center study had a 1. Neonatal Mortality Rates The authors of the homebirth study concluded that comparing neonatal mortality rates among all studies is difficult due to differing population sizes and study designs.
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The condition is more common in women with a previous caesarean section or uterine surgery. The main problem with this condition is haemorrhage, which can occur during pregnancy or during labour.
Average blood loss is between 2 litres and 7. This can be fatal. For this reason, all women who have a low, anterior placenta who had a caesarean section previously, are advised to have a detailed scan in a specialist facility to look at the placenta, how it is attached and how it is growing.
This may include MRI imaging. The chance of the scar rupturing is low. Some things make this more likely to happen, for example, if you are over 40yrs old, had a baby within the last 12 months, pregnancy is very overdue, baby is very large, or you have a high BMI.
Induction or labour also increases the risk. If the scar does rupture, it can be life threatening for mum and baby. Studies looking at scar rupture vary in their results and this is largely because the incidence is so low.
In simplified terms, risks of scar rupture in planned VBAC deliveries:. For others, they truly believe that their best chance of birthing a baby vaginally and having a positive experience is to be at home. It also means that if a problem does occur, emergency help if delayed.
This needs to be balanced with the reduction in the need to be induced or have labour augmented, movement restrictions resulting in labour being longer, and being disturbed or cared for by unfamiliar people — which in themselves are risk factors.
The study had cases. The study found that even when the results were adjusted to take account of the specific risk factors which may increase or decreased VBAC rate, those women at home were still significantly more likely to birth vaginally compared to those in hospital. The next question is about the safety of those results.
Was that high vaginal birth rate associated with a higher number of problems for mum or baby? Well severe adverse outcomes were very low in both settings and because of that the researchers were unable to say if either location was safer or not. Severe adverse outcomes were relatively rare in both settings.
In other words, the birth was attended by a trained midwife who had access to hospital facilities if needed. If you decide to have a HBAC with an inexperienced midwife, or no midwife at all, the results and outcomes may be very different. Having the right people with you is important in any labour, but for a VBAC it is crucial.
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This led to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG—a professional association of obstetricians to establish guidelines so strict that many hospitals stopped doing VBACs altogether.
Add to this a propensity of doctors and hospitals to set up impossibly strict protocols for women wanting VBACs, and we have a no-win situation for women. These protocols set up a cascade of failure regardless of what the woman wants. Studies by Lydon-Rochelle 8 and Delany 9 clearly showed that any form of induction increases the risk of uterine rupture.
The well-known Landon 10 and Bujold 11 studies, which failed to control for induction of labor and may have had selection bias, also both showed a connection between induction and uterine rupture risk.
When I spoke with Dr. Landon at the ICAN conference he freely admitted this connection and had even addressed it in a further study on VBAC after multiple cesareans, which was published in Bujold also agreed that induction of labor was found to increase the uterine rupture rate.
In women with lower transverse uterine incisions who are not induced, the chances of uterine rupture range from 0. The Landon study showed a 0. At The Farm birth center, Ina May Gaskin who screens carefully had no ruptures in births. Next I looked at single versus double closure suturing of the uterine scar.
This is a hotly debated issue for those who provide care for women planning a VBAC, to the point that some will not attend a VBAC in a woman with a single-layer suture. The only evidence I found that one is better than the other in regard to preventing future rupture is that single closures had a lower rate of infections, which can be a contributing factor in risk of rupture in future pregnancies.
Gretchen Humphries, DVM, gave a fascinating lecture providing her analysis of the literature on this subject, which showed that the type of stitch and the material used—rather than the number of layers—may be the deciding factors. Since we are talking about risk, I had to include the risks of c-sections to balance things out a bit.
Keep in mind that no studies exist on totally natural VBAC in a hospital setting. So what does all of this mean for women who want a homebirth? As mentioned previously, several of the reasons for choosing HBAC over a hospital VBAC include: high failure rate of hospital VBACs, difficulty finding a care provider to attend a VBAC, poor treatment, and trauma related to previous hospital experience.
I was honored to have Rochester midwife Meg Grindrod join me to speak about the reality of a practice that includes homebirth for women with prior cesareans. She talked about how common hospital interventions, such as electronic fetal monitoring EFMlead to a higher rate of c-section.
With a rate of She talked about how VBAC labors are longer and how the hospital setting contributes to emotional dystocia. She also spoke briefly about the political and legal contributions and ramifications. Meg noted that the spiritual and emotional health of the family play the most important part and that removing these elements from birth in a hospital setting causes more harm than we know.
To do so, I analyzed the three most recent and controversial studies—Pang Washington study 32Lieberman, et al birth center study 33 and Johnson and Daviss homebirth study. I found poor controls and great misinterpretation of the Washington study. The study should have included only data for low-risk women and planned homebirths.
Although used as the defining study in the medical world, for our purposes those flaws invalidate it and remove the study from this discussion. This left me with the homebirth and birth center studies, which I analyzed for a number of factors:.
We have to assume that transfer means a requirement of some sort of medical assistance. Note the doubled transfer rate for the birth center study. Why is that? However, I did note that in the birth center study women with previous vaginal birth s who were planning a VBAC had one-third the transfer rate of those with no previous vaginal birth s.
So I had no data available on comparison of transfer rate of VBACs in homebirth. Next I looked at the individual rates of medical interventions and found that interventions occurred in homebirths at a rate of less than half that in the hospital.
The birth center study had a 1. Keep in mind that Apgar scores do not necessarily indicate problems later in life 45 ; instead, they indicate the need for medical assistance at that moment in time. Midwife Grindrod mentioned that she likes to do a minute Apgar score, which she finds indicative of problems or the need to transport.
The homebirth study did not discuss particular adverse events or complications. The birth center study looked at only certain events: 1 maternal or perinatal death; 2 the need for hysterectomy; 3 five-minute Apgar score less than 7; 4 frequency of uterine rupture.
The cesarean section rate was low in both studies when compared to all other studies that have been reported. Having had a previous vaginal delivery was associated with a higher VBAC success rate: The cesarean rate for intended homebirths was 8.
The authors of the homebirth study concluded that comparing neonatal mortality rates among all studies is difficult due to differing population sizes and study designs. No maternal deaths were reported in either the homebirth study or the birth center study, although maternal death rates are known to be higher in the hospital setting.
Is HBAC more successful than hospital VBAC? In a casual analysis of statistics from an ICAN e-mail list I noted that among 74 women who planned an HBAC:. While not scientific, it does mirror the experiences of the local Rochester chapter of ICAN: Women planning an HBAC are much more likely to have one than women planning a hospital VBAC.
The ability to identify uterine rupture symptoms is a key element in assessing HBAC safety. In discussions with local midwives we identified several factors that should be established or assessed:.
However, HBAC seems to be a viable option at this point in time, if women are screened carefully for low risk points and risk factors see sidebars. Midwife Grindrod made a point that these should be guidelines rather than rules and, more importantly, that they serve as guidelines for future research.
By teaching women to stay healthy and low-risk through education, nutrition, exercise, choosing birth place and care provider wisely, we can reduce the chances of medically necessary cesareans.
All these factors have a significant impact not only on cesarean prevention but also on successful VBAC. If care providers assess each woman individually for risk factors and restrict VBACs based only on individual findings, HBAC is a healthy choice for many women who have previously had cesareans.
Last, but not least: Avoid primary c-section! We live in a time where birth should be the best of both worlds: Homebirth for most and the technology to prevent or to help those in trouble if necessary. The medical model is still at war with the midwifery model, and things are getting increasingly worse.
As a result of the unnecessarily high cesarean rate, we now must deal with the issue of VBAC and an increase in the demand for HBAC. One from the Netherlands and one from Canada. Both found that Midwife attended homebirths for low risk women were just as safe as hospital births.
See references below. CMAJ
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However, HBAC seems to be a viable option at this point in time, if women are screened carefully for low risk points and risk factors see sidebars. Midwife Grindrod made a point that these should be guidelines rather than rules and, more importantly, that they serve as guidelines for future research. By teaching women to stay healthy and low-risk through education, nutrition, exercise, choosing birth place and care provider wisely, we can reduce the chances of medically necessary cesareans. All these factors have a significant impact not only on cesarean prevention but also on successful VBAC. If care providers assess each woman individually for risk factors and restrict VBACs based only on individual findings, HBAC is a healthy choice for many women who have previously had cesareans. Last, but not least: Avoid primary c-section! We live in a time where birth should be the best of both worlds: Homebirth for most and the technology to prevent or to help those in trouble if necessary. The medical model is still at war with the midwifery model, and things are getting increasingly worse. As a result of the unnecessarily high cesarean rate, we now must deal with the issue of VBAC and an increase in the demand for HBAC. One from the Netherlands and one from Canada. Both found that Midwife attended homebirths for low risk women were just as safe as hospital births. See references below. CMAJ de Jonge A, van der Goes B, Ravelli A, Amelink-Verburg M, Mol B, Nijhuis J, Bennebroek Gravenhorst J, Buitendijk S. Perinatal mortality and morbidity in a nationwide cohort of low-risk planned home and hospital births. BJOG ; DOI: Haas , BCCE© Amy V. Haas, BCCE ajvhaas gmail. Designed by Elegant Themes Powered by WordPress. About Our Classes Bradley® Class Schedules Are Bradley® Classes Right for You? How to Stay Healthy and Low Risk Nutrition During Pregnancy Preventing Pregnancy Complications with Nutrition Prematurity is Preventable! Diet du Jour! 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Homebirth after Cesarean: The Myth and the Reality by Amy V. Cesarean vs VBAC When I started to research my presentation, I found that no studies had been done on HBAC. Note: Use of catgut for suturing seems to contribute to a higher rate of infection. Double Closure Next I looked at single versus double closure suturing of the uterine scar. General Cesarean Risks Since we are talking about risk, I had to include the risks of c-sections to balance things out a bit. Homebirth after Cesarean So what does all of this mean for women who want a homebirth? This left me with the homebirth and birth center studies, which I analyzed for a number of factors: Statistics on transfer home to hospital or birth center to hospital Homebirth study— Interventions Next I looked at the individual rates of medical interventions and found that interventions occurred in homebirths at a rate of less than half that in the hospital. Incidence of complications The birth center study had a 1. Neonatal Mortality Rates The authors of the homebirth study concluded that comparing neonatal mortality rates among all studies is difficult due to differing population sizes and study designs. Center for Disease Control. Zweifler, J. Vaginal Birth after Cesarean in California: Before and After a Change in Guidelines. Ann Fam Med 4 3 : —34; Martin et al. Declercq, E. Menacker and M. Maternal risk profiles and the primary cesarean rate in the United States, — Am J Public Health 96 5 : —72; Fogelson, N. Neonatal impact of elective repeat cesarean delivery at term: a comment on patient choice cesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol —36; National Institutes of Health. Even Moderately Premature Birth Poses Risk for Developmental Delays. NIH News Release. MacDorman, M. Birth 33 3 : — Deneux-Tharaux, C. Postpartum Maternal Mortality and Cesarean Delivery. Obstet Gynecol 3, part 1 : —48; Plante, L. Public Health Implications of Cesarean on Demand. Obstet Gynecol Surv 61 12 : — McMahon, M. Comparison of a trial of labor with an elective second cesarean section. NEJM 10 : — International Cesarean Awareness Network. Accessed 12 Mar Lydon-Rochelle, M. Risk of uterine rupture during labor among women with a prior cesarean section. NEJM 1 : 3—8. Delaney, T. Spontaneous versus induced labor after a previous cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol 1 : 39—44; Kieser, K. A Year Population-Based Study of Uterine Rupture. Obstet Gynecol — Landon, M. Maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with a trial of labor after prior cesarean delivery. N Engl J Med 25 : Bujold, E, et al. Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With a Trial of Labor after Prior Cesarean Delivery, J Midwifery Womens Health. Risk of Uterine Rupture with a Trial of Labor in Women with Multiple and Single Prior Cesarean Delivery. Obst Gynecol 1 : 12— E-mail correspondence with E. Bujold, Autumn Accessed 23 Apr ; Gaskin, I. Accessed 20 Apr Landon, Risk of Uterine Rupture, Lieberman, E. Results of the national study of vaginal birth after cesarean in birth centers. Obstet Gynecol 5, Pt 1 : — Johnson, K. Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America. BMJ : — Durnwald, C. Uterine rupture, perioperative and perinatal morbidity after single-layer and double-layer closure at cesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 4 : —29; Slome Cohain, J. The Many Ways to Sew Up a Uterus. Midwifery Today Bujold et al; Lieberman et al. Uterine Rupture during VBAC Trial of Labor: Risk Factors and Fetal Response. J Midwifery Womens Health 48 4 : —57; Stamilio, D. Risk of Uterine Rupture and Complications of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery. Huang, et. Lieberman et al, Humphries, G. Much ado about something? Bernstein, P. Medscape Today. Accessed 12 Mar ; Plante, L. CME: Public Health Implications of Cesarean on Demand. Obstet Gynecol Surv 61 12 : Nelson, K. 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