THE EFFECTS OF MATERNAL OBESITY ON MATERNAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOMES IN WOMEN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES

Volume 12 , Issue 4 , December 2022 , Pages 411-415

Authors

Fatima Habeeb Faraj 1 ; Maryam Bakir Mahmood 2 ; Huda Muheddin Muhammad 2 ; Jamal Mahmood Salih 2

1 Sulaimani Maternity Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

2 College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

DOI logo 10.17656/jsmc.10385

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Abstract

Background
Obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can interfere. Poorly controlled blood glucose can cause
unfavourable maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Objectives
The study aims to know the effects of maternal obesity on maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women
with controlled GDM..
Patients and Methods
A prospective observational study was performed on 90 pregnant women with GDM admitted to Sulaimani
Maternity Teaching Hospital from January 2020 to January 2021. Maternal and gestational ages, residencies,
gravidity, and parity were recorded. In addition, maternal body mass index, depending on Rcog guidelines for
blood glucose targets, mode of delivery, and maternal and neonatal complications were noted. Also, neonatal
complications were documented, including Apgar score and body weight.
Results
Maternal ages were 34.2±6.4 years, ranging from 21 to 45. Most of them (92.3%) resided inside Sulaimani.
None of the maternal outcomes had a significant association with their body weight (P-value >0.05). One
woman in the obese group had intrauterine fetal death. All neonatal consequences were significantly associated
with maternal body weight (P-value <0.05).
Conclusion
The current study did not find significant associations between maternal body weights with maternal outcomes
in women with controlled GDM. However, at the same time, maternal obesity has significantly increased
neonatal complications.

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