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- •53.3% of women received appropriate screening within six months postpartum.
- •Inequity in postpartum type 2 diabetes screening was identified for Māori women.
- •Postpartum type 2 diabetes screening varied widely by geographic region.
- •Administrative data are viable for monitoring postpartum type 2 diabetes screening.
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