Association between maternal pregestational glucose level and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association between maternal pregestational blood glucose level and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

This study was conducted in the Chongqing Municipality of China between April 2010 and December 2016.

Participants

A total of 60 222 women (60 360 pregnancies) from all 39 counties of Chongqing who participated in the National Free Preconception Health Examination Project and had pregnancy outcomes were included.

Primary outcome measures

Adverse pregnancy outcomes included spontaneous abortion, induced abortion or labour due to medical reasons, stillbirth, preterm birth (PTB), macrosomia, large for gestational age, low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age.

Results

Of the

SUBMITTER: Zeng M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424840 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature