Table 3.

Clinical Practices of Certified Nurse-Midwives (N = 146)^a

	n (%)
If a woman has GDM, I discuss her plans for follow-up postpartum care for testing of type 2 diabetes.
Always/most times	93 (73.2)
Some of the time	20 (15.8)
Never/rarely	14 (11.0)
At the postpartum visit, women are screened for abnormal glucose tolerance after a GDM pregnancy.
Always/most times	65 (50.4)
Some of the time	30 (23.3)
Never/rarely	34 (26.4)
Postpartum women with a recent history of GDM are told that they are at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes.
Always/most times	112 (86.2)
Some of the time	13 (10.0)
Never/rarely	5 (3.9)
In addition to routine screening, postpartum women with a recent history of GDM are told that they should     be tested for diabetes when becoming pregnant in the future.
Always/most times	83 (63.9)
Some of the time	27 (20.8)
Never/rarely	20 (15.4)
Postpartum women with a recent history of GDM are counseled to exercise regularly.
Always/most times	82 (63.1)
Some of the time	35 (26.9)
Never/rarely	13 (10.0)
Overweight or obese postpartum women with a recent history of GDM are referred to a diet support group or     other nutrition counseling.
Always/most times	30 (23.3)
Some of the time	40 (31.0)
Never/rarely	59 (45.7)
I encourage women with a recent GDM pregnancy to breastfeed.
Always/most times	123 (96.1)
Some of the time	1 (0.8)
Never/rarely	4 (3.1)

Abbreviation: GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.

^aSample included 146 certified nurse-midwives who provided postpartum care; however, because of missing data, some columns do not sum up to 146 respondents.