Pregnancy in women with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in Dublin.

Authors
Higgins, M
Galvin, D
McAuliffe, F
Coffey, M
Firth, R
Daly, S
Coleman, E
Kinsley, B
Geary, M
Byrne, M
Affiliation
University College Dublin, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. mary.higgins@ucd.ie
Issue Date
2011-06
Keywords
Abortion/spontaneous
Caesarean Section
DIABETES MELLITUS type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
MeSH
Abortion, Spontaneous
Cesarean Section
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Female
Fetal Macrosomia
Fetal Mortality
Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated
Humans
Ireland

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Pregnancy in women with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in Dublin. 2011, 180 (2):469-73 Ir J Med Sci
Journal
Irish journal of medical science
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/208203
DOI
10.1007/s11845-011-0682-8
PubMed ID
21312001
Abstract
The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) reported outcomes of pregnancies in women with pre-gestational diabetes (PGDM) in the UK (n = 3,733). This study aimed to compare CEMACH outcomes with PGDM pregnancies in Dublin.
Retrospective chart review of all PGDM pregnancies. Comparison to CEMACH are shown in brackets.
One hundred and ten PGDM women delivered in Dublin. Thirty (27%) had T2 diabetes (vs. 27%). Fifty-nine (53%) women had a booking HbA1c less than 7% (vs. 66%). Nineteen women (17.3%) had a first trimester miscarriage (vs. 8.5%). Of the 91 remaining women, 71 (78%) women underwent induction of labour (vs. 38.9%). Fifty-four women (59.3%) were delivered by caesarean section (vs. 67.4%). Two infants (2.1%) were macrosomic (vs. 5.7%). There was one intrauterine death (0.1 vs. 0.6%) and no maternal deaths (vs. five).
These results serve to underline the continued importance of multidisciplinary care for pregnant women with diabetes.
Item Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
1863-4362
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