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ArticleCureus2023

The Effects of Gestational Diabetes on Fetus: A Surveillance Study.

Zahra Ejaz, Ayesha Azhar Khan, Syed Sebghat Ullah, Muhammad Aamir Hayat, Muhammad Arslan Maqbool, Asma Amin Baig

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Zahra EjazDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tentishev Satkynbai Memorial Asian Medical Institute, Kant, KGZ.
Ayesha Azhar KhanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital, Rashid Latif Medical Complex, Lahore, PAK.
Syed Sebghat UllahDepartment of General Surgery, Xinjiang Medical University, Ürümqi, CHN.
Muhammad Aamir HayatDepartment of Public Health, Tentishev Satkynbai Memorial Asian Medical Institute, Kant, KGZ.
Muhammad Arslan MaqboolDepartment of Medicine, Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital, Rashid Latif Medical Complex, Lahore, PAK.
Asma Amin BaigDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital, Rashid Latif Medical Complex, Lahore, PAK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGestational diabetes is an intolerance to glucose diagnosed during pregnancy that goes away postpartum. Gestational diabetes may result in outcomes such as birth trauma, increased rates of cesarean sections, and macrosomia. This study aims to determine the outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on maternal and fetal health in a tertiary care hospital setting. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis is a retrospective study of 52 patients who presented with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and were treated at Tentishev Satkynbai Memorial Asian Medical Institute, Kyrgyzstan, between April 2021 and January 2022. The information was taken from the medical records of the patients. The baby's age, the mother's body mass index (BMI), history of pregnancy, deaths, birth weight, and the number of births were all taken into account.

resultsOut of all the cases during the study period at the Tentishev Satkynbai Memorial Asian Medical Institute, Kyrgyzstan, 52 were found to be complicated with gestational diabetes mellitus, which is 2.7% of the total deliveries. There was a significant difference found among both study groups in gestational age and history of GDM. The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission rate of neonates born to GDM mothers was found to be significant with a difference of 10.9% (p < 0.0003), which is higher compared to the control group.

conclusionIncidences of macrosomia, NICU admissions of preterm babies, and large for gestational age (LGA) and increased rates of hypertensive disorders were found among GDM pregnancies compared to control cases. The study shows higher rates of maternal and fetal/neonatal complications in females with GDM.

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diabeteseffects of diabetes on fetusgestationgestational diabetes mellitusmacrosomiaoutcomes of gdm on fetus

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PMCPMC10023128

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