Table 2 Healthcare utilization among low income women with gestational diabetes in Missouri (n = 1078)

Prenatal healthcare utilization

Median (IQR) or n (%)

 Oral hypoglycemic medicine prescribed during pregnancy

108 (10.0)

 Insulin prescribed during pregnancy

27 (2.5)

 Total visits during prenatal period ^a

11.5 (7–16)

 Time from first prenatal visit to delivery (weeks) (n = 1065)

29.7 (23.0–33.1)

 Women with ≥ one prenatal CDE visits

130 (12.1)

 Women with no medical records available prior to prenatal record

395 (36.6)

Postpartum maternal healthcare utilization^b

Median (IQR) or n (%)

 Total visits within one year postpartum ^a

3 (1–5)

 Women with at least one visit in first 12 weeks postpartum ^a

787 (73.0)

 Women with at least one visit in the first postpartum year ^a

904 (83.9)

 Postpartum data available for ≥ one year

672 (62.3)

 Length of follow-up for whole population (years) ^c

1.2 (0.3–2.5)

 Length of follow-up for individuals with > one year of data (years) ^c

2.1 (1.3–3.3)