Practical approach to problems of the parturient diabetic in developing countries.
Improved management of diabetic pregnancies at Lautoka Hospital, Fiji, in 1976 resulted in a neonatal survival rate of 100%. Management included attempts to control the maternal blood glucose concentrations with insulin and delaying delivery until there was enough surfactant in the liquor to ensure a viable infant. The techniques are simple to use and require only minimal technological facilities.
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005328:Fetal Viability; D005367:Fiji; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin