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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective population-based study of gestational diabetes mellitus was done with 2272 patients to determine perinatal and maternal outcomes. A large data base was collected on all patients. Patients with gestational diabetes mellitus were older, shorter, heavier, and had more children than did the control group. The higher cesarean section rate in the patients with gestational diabetes mellitus was explained by their increased rate of repeat cesarean section compared with control patients. This was associated with increased infectious complications. Other maternal complication rates were similar in the two groups. Acceptable glucose control did not normalize birth weight percentiles in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. Maternal weight at delivery was the only significant predictor of birth weight percentile in the group with gestational diabetes mellitus. Plasma glucose levels were a poor predictor of birth weight percentile. Factors associated with maternal obesity in well-controlled gestational diabetes mellitus may be more significant than glucose control in the development of large-for-gestational-age infants.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0002-9378
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
161
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
981-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
A population-based study of maternal and perinatal outcome in patients with gestational diabetes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Loma Linda University, California.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article