Neonatal outcomes in offspring of mothers with pregestational diabetes: a hospital-based multicentre prospective cohort study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) occurs when a woman becomes pregnant after having diabetes mellitus. The presence of diabetes during the entire pregnancy can have an adverse impact on fetal and neonatal outcomes. The objective of this study is to examine the association between PGDM and neonatal outcomes at birth.

Methods and analysis

This prospective hospital-based cohort study is ongoing at three tertiary-level hospitals in Kerala, India. The study targets to recruit 1260 pregnant women. All pregnant women above the age of eighteen who had confirmed pregnancy in an early pregnancy scan and in the first trimester of pregnancy visiting the three study sites for antenatal care will be included in the study. Those who will have a miscarriage, an abortion o

SUBMITTER: Philip Thurkkada A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749765 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature