Fetal Complications, Pregnancy in Diabetes
Conditions
Keywords
NICU
Brief summary
Saudi Arabia has been named by the International Diabetes Federation as among the top ten countries with highest prevalence of diabetes. Women are said to have overall prevalence twice that for men. With high birth rate in the country we decided to look at the impact of diabetic pregnancies on their off-springs
Detailed description
Diabetics are followed regularly in diabetic outpatient clinics where dietary and medical management are offered. Diabetic pregnancies are managed by a team consisting of diabetologist, obstetrician, feto-maternal obstetrician and dietician. Management of these pregnancies depends on whether these women have pre-gestational or gestational diabetes. Very few diabetic women have exposure to preconceptual advice. For this reason we opted to find out the outcome of infants of diabetic mothers compared to those mothers who are essentially normal with no associated medical or obstetric disorders. Equally we wanted to see if there are differences in the outcome of infants born to pre-gestational and gestational diabetic mothers.
Interventions
OTHERPrevention of complications in infants of diabetic mothers
strict glycemic control in diabetic pregnancies
Sponsors
Security Forces Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Hours to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
All infants born to diabetic mothers * Infants born to mothers with normal pregnancies
Exclusion criteria
* Infants born to mothers with other medical disorders before or during pregnancy which may affect the newborn
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Congenital malformations | At time of first clinical examination | Assess presence of congenital malformations in infants of diabetic mothers |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay | Until discharge from hospital or death | To assess the length of hospital stay for infants of diabetic mothers |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Preterm birth | Immediately at day 1 | To assess incidence of preterm birth in infants of diabetic mothers |
| Admission to neonatal intensive care unit | day 1 | To assess the need of infants of diabetic mothers for admission to neonatal intensive care |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed