Maternal HbA1C as a marker in prediction of neonatal morbidities in gestational diabetics

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

Dr Aparna Balagopal, Preetharemesh, Anand. M. R, Divia Nath Dip, Dr Vishnu Mohan

Gestational diabetes especially if poorly contolled is well known to cause

neonatal morbidities.Neonatologist many often would not have an idea of

how well contolled mothers diabetes was. In this prospective study we

investigated the utility of intrapartum maternal HbA1C levels in the

prediction of neonatal morbidities with special emphasis on

neonatal hypoglycemia.Study which included 50 neonates showed association

of elevated maternal HbA1C levels of more than 6.5 with neonatal

morbidities of hypoglycemia,hypomagnesemia,hyperbilirubinemia and

asymmetric septal hypertrophy.