Gestational diabetes mellitus and time in active labor: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have higher rates of adverse perinatal outcomes compared with women without GDM, including an increased risk for having labor induced and for cesarean section. The findings from previous studies analyzing duration of labor in women with GDM are contradictory. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of GDM on time in spontaneous and induced active labor.

Material and methods

This was a population-based cohort study including 247 524 primiparous women who gave birth to a singleton fetus with cephalic presentation, ≥34⁺⁰ (completed gestational weeks + additional days) between January 2014 and May 2020 in Sweden. Data was obtained from the Swedish Pregnancy Register. Time in active labor was compared

SUBMITTER: Nevander S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333652 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature