Temporal variations in maternal treatment requirements and early neonatal outcomes in patients with gestational diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

There is seasonal variation in the incidence of gestational diabetes (GDM) and delivery outcomes of affected patients. We assessed whether there was also evidence of temporal variation in maternal treatment requirements and early neonatal outcomes.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of women diagnosed with GDM (75 g oral glucose tolerance test, 0 h ≥ 5.1; 1 h ≥ 10.0; 2 h ≥ 8.5 mmol/L) in a UK tertiary obstetric centre (2015-2019) with a singleton infant. Data regarding demographic characteristics, total insulin requirements and neonatal outcomes were extracted from contemporaneous electronic medical records. Linear/logistic regression models using month of the year as a predictor of outcomes were used to assess annual variation.

Results

In all, 791 wom

SUBMITTER: Fox RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10782837 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature