Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Carla Duarte
Portugal
Research Article
The Influence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis Trimester on Maternal-Fetal Outcomes
Author(s): Adriano Soares, Carla Duarte, Pedro Oliveira, Ana Maria Andrade and José Manuel FurtadoAdriano Soares, Carla Duarte, Pedro Oliveira, Ana Maria Andrade and José Manuel Furtado
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as a carbohydrate intolerance that results in hyperglycemia of varying severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. It is known that this intolerance, which can appear from the early stage to the end of pregnancy, can cause several maternal-fetal complications during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum.
Our objective was to compare maternal-fetal outcomes according to whether the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus was made in the first or second trimester of pregnancy. For this purpose, a retrospective study was conducted with a consecutive sample of 194 pregnant women followed in the gestational diabetes mellitus appointment at Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira -Guimarães.
This analysis showed that there are statistically significant associations between gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosi.. View More»